EFFECTS OF MAGNESIUM-SULFATE ON TOXEMIC PATIENTS IN LABOR

  • 1 January 1977
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 49  (6) , 681-685
Abstract
Toxemic patients (144) were studied by continuous electronic maternal and fetal monitoring. Some 97 of these were treated by i.v. bolus of 2 g MgSO4 every 1-2 h and 47 by i.v. drip MgSO4 at a rate of 1 g/h. Clinical doses of MgSO4 do not affect maternal ECG, temperature, uterine contractions or fetal heart rate. I.v. bolus administration is frequently associated with slowing of maternal respirations and hypotension and occasionally with transient apnea.

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