Pulmonary edema induced by calcium-channel blockade for tocolysis.
Nicardipine is used in the treatment of premature labor. There are no previous reports in the anesthesia literature of serious side effects associated with this drug. We report a case of pulmonary edema induced by nicardipine therapy for tocolysis in a pregnant 27-yr-old patient admitted to our hospital for preterm labor with intact membranes at 27 wk of gestation.
Bal
Laurence
L
Service de Réanimation Polyvalente, Centre Hospitalier Sud Francilien, Evry, France.
Thierry
Stéphane
S
Brocas
Elsa
E
Adam
Marie
M
Van de Louw
Andry
A
Tenaillon
Alain
A
D000328:Adult; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009529:Nicardipine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000139:chemically induced*; D015145:Tocolysis / Q000009:adverse effects*
D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D009529:Nicardipine