Acute pulmonary edema secondary to long-term use of oral ritodrine in a woman with a triplet pregnancy.
Int J Gynaecol Obstet
; 96(3): 208-11, 2007 Mar.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-17275823
ABSTRACT
A 28-year-old primigravida who had taken oral ritodrine for 5 months to stop premature uterine contractions and was admitted in labor in the 33rd week of pregnancy developed acute pulmonary edema after cesarean section. Although parenteral ritodrine is the beta-adrenergic agent used most extensively to treat premature labor, only 1 case of pulmonary edema associated with long-term use of oral ritodrine had been reported so far. The present report presents for the first time computed tomographic findings of acute pulmonary edema secondary to tocolytic therapy.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Edema Pulmonar
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Ritodrina
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Tocolíticos
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article