Intravenous nitroglycerin in obstetrics: a new indication.
Intravenous nitroglycerin has been reported to be efficient in various emergency obstetric situations. We report here the first case of intravenous nitroglycerin use in a 20-week pregnant woman with abruptio placentae and hypertonia leading to in utero fetal death and difficult delivery.
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Medicine, University Hospital Jean Bernard, Poitiers, France.
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D000037:Abruptio Placentae / Q000150:complications; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D009122:Muscle Hypertonia / Q000150:complications; D005996:Nitroglycerin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D009774:Obstetrics / Q000379:methods*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D014590:Uterine Contraction / Q000187:drug effects*; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000150:complications; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D014665:Vasodilator Agents; D005996:Nitroglycerin