RT Book, Section
A1 Haselkorn, M. Lee
A1 Rédai, Imre
A2 Atchabahian, Arthur
A2 Gupta, Ruchir
SR Print(0)
ID 57263498
T1 Chapter 192. Tocolysis
T2 The Anesthesia Guide
YR 2013
FD 2013
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-176049-2
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57263498
RD 2024/04/20
AB Defined  as  delivery  before  completion  of  37  weeksIncreasing  in  frequency  in  the  United  States:  9.4%  (1981),  10.7%  (1992),  12.3%  (2003),  12.8%  (2006)Pathophysiology:Excessive  myometrial  and  fetal  membrane  overdistention:Multiple  gestationPolyhydramniosDecidual  hemorrhagePrecocious  fetal  endocrine  activityIntrauterine  infection  or  inflammationClinical  diagnosis:  regular,  painful  uterine  contractions  +  cervical  dilatation  or  effacementOutcome:Thirty  percent  diagnosed  as  “preterm  labor”  will  deliver  full  termFifty  percent  hospitalized  for  “preterm  labor”  will  deliver  full  termTherapeutic  interventions  seldom  effective  in  prolonging  pregnancy