PULSED OXYTOCIN INFUSION IN THE INDUCTION OF LABOUR

Summary A randomized controlled trial was mounted in which induction of labour at term was successfully accomplished in 12 patients by amniotomy and intermittent (or pulsed) oxytocin, compared with 16 patients receiving continuous oxytocin. In the pulsed group, oxytocin was infused for one minute in...

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Veröffentlicht in:	BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology 1978-02, Vol.85 (2), p.96-100
Hauptverfasser:	Pavlou, C., Barker, G. H., Roberts, A., Chamberlain, G. V. P.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Apgar Score Cervix Uteri - drug effects Dose-Response Relationship, Drug Female Humans Labor, Induced Oxytocin - administration & dosage Oxytocin - pharmacology Pregnancy Uterine Contraction - drug effects
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Zusammenfassung:	Summary A randomized controlled trial was mounted in which induction of labour at term was successfully accomplished in 12 patients by amniotomy and intermittent (or pulsed) oxytocin, compared with 16 patients receiving continuous oxytocin. In the pulsed group, oxytocin was infused for one minute in every ten using a modified Cardiff Infusion System Mark III in the automatic setting. Compared with the control group the induction‐delivery and induction‐to‐full‐dilatation intervals were similar but the total dose of oxytocin required was significantly lower in the pulsed group than in the control group.
ISSN:	1470-0328 0306-5456 1471-0528
DOI:	10.1111/j.1471-0528.1978.tb10460.x