A prospective, randomized, controlled trial of high and low doses of Magnesium Sulfate for acute Tocolysis

A prospective, randomized, controlled trial of high and low doses of Magnesium Sulfate for acute Tocolysis

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At present, many drugs are used for inhibition of uterine contractions, but the proportions of preterm labors are increasing. Although magnesium sulfate is the most commonly prescribed parenteral tocolytic agent, but it’s optimal use has yet to be delineated. In this study a high-dose protocol for m...

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Main Authors: Behrad V, Moossavifar N, Mojtahedzadeh M, Esmaili H, Moghtadeii P
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2003-06-01
Series:Acta Medica Iranica
Subjects:
Magnesium sulfate
Tocolysis
Tocolytic agent
Preterm labor
Preterm birth
Online Access:https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/2648
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spelling doaj-dfd26f61b40f47d7a98edd065deaec822020-11-25T03:30:17ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesActa Medica Iranica0044-60251735-96942003-06-01412A prospective, randomized, controlled trial of high and low doses of Magnesium Sulfate for acute Tocolysis Behrad V0 Moossavifar N1 Mojtahedzadeh M2 Esmaili H3 Moghtadeii P4 At present, many drugs are used for inhibition of uterine contractions, but the proportions of preterm labors are increasing. Although magnesium sulfate is the most commonly prescribed parenteral tocolytic agent, but it’s optimal use has yet to be delineated. In this study a high-dose protocol for magnesium sulfate tocolytic therapy was compared with a low-dose regimen. One hundred patients admitted to labor unit of Imam Reza's Hospital with preterm labor were enrolled in the trial. The median times to successful tocolysis were 8 hours in the low-dose group and 4 hours in the high-dose group (Phttps://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/2648Magnesium sulfateTocolysisTocolytic agentPreterm laborPreterm birth
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author Behrad V
Moossavifar N
Mojtahedzadeh M
Esmaili H
Moghtadeii P
spellingShingle Behrad V
Moossavifar N
Mojtahedzadeh M
Esmaili H
Moghtadeii P
A prospective, randomized, controlled trial of high and low doses of Magnesium Sulfate for acute Tocolysis
Acta Medica Iranica
Magnesium sulfate
Tocolysis
Tocolytic agent
Preterm labor
Preterm birth
author_facet Behrad V
Moossavifar N
Mojtahedzadeh M
Esmaili H
Moghtadeii P
author_sort Behrad V
title A prospective, randomized, controlled trial of high and low doses of Magnesium Sulfate for acute Tocolysis
title_short A prospective, randomized, controlled trial of high and low doses of Magnesium Sulfate for acute Tocolysis
title_full A prospective, randomized, controlled trial of high and low doses of Magnesium Sulfate for acute Tocolysis
title_fullStr A prospective, randomized, controlled trial of high and low doses of Magnesium Sulfate for acute Tocolysis
title_full_unstemmed A prospective, randomized, controlled trial of high and low doses of Magnesium Sulfate for acute Tocolysis
title_sort prospective, randomized, controlled trial of high and low doses of magnesium sulfate for acute tocolysis
publisher Tehran University of Medical Sciences
series Acta Medica Iranica
issn 0044-6025
1735-9694
publishDate 2003-06-01
description At present, many drugs are used for inhibition of uterine contractions, but the proportions of preterm labors are increasing. Although magnesium sulfate is the most commonly prescribed parenteral tocolytic agent, but it’s optimal use has yet to be delineated. In this study a high-dose protocol for magnesium sulfate tocolytic therapy was compared with a low-dose regimen. One hundred patients admitted to labor unit of Imam Reza's Hospital with preterm labor were enrolled in the trial. The median times to successful tocolysis were 8 hours in the low-dose group and 4 hours in the high-dose group (P
topic Magnesium sulfate
Tocolysis
Tocolytic agent
Preterm labor
Preterm birth
url https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/2648
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