Randomized comparison of intravenous terbutaline vs nitroglycerin for acute intrapartum fetal resuscitation

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 197, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 414.e1-414.e6

  Pullen, Kristin M ^a   Riley, Edward T ^a   Waller, Sarah A ^a   Taylor, Larisa ^a   Caughey, Aaron B ^b   Druzin, Maurice L ^a   El Sayed, Yasser Y ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

intrapartum fetal resuscitation; nitroglycerin; nonreassuring fetal heart rate; terbutaline; tocolysis

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HEXOPRENALINE; OXYTOCIN; TERBUTALINE;

ACUTE INTRAPARTUM FETUS RESUSCITATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DISTRESS; FETUS HEART RATE; HEADACHE; HEART PALPITATION; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LABOR COMPLICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL BLOOD; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESUSCITATION; SYSTOLE; TACHYCARDIA; TOCOLYSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 34648840105     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.06.063     Document Type: Article

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