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Update on uterine tachysystole

  • Sebastian Rupert Hobson ORCID logo EMAIL logo , Merihan Zarif Abdelmalek und Dan Farine
Veröffentlicht/Copyright: 20. Oktober 2018
Journal of Perinatal Medicine
Aus der Zeitschrift Journal of Perinatal Medicine Band 47 Heft 2

Abstract

Uterine tachysystole (TS) is a potentially significant intrapartum complication seen most commonly in induced or augmented labors but may also occur in women with spontaneous labor. When it occurs, maternal and perinatal complications can arise if not identified and managed promptly by obstetric care providers. Over recent years, new definitions of the condition have facilitated further research into the field, which has been synthesized to inform clinical management guidelines and protocols. We propose a set of recommendations pertaining to TS in line with contemporary evidence and obstetric practice.

Keywords: fetal heart rate; obstetric labor; pregnancy; uterine contraction
Corresponding author: Dr. Sebastian Rupert Hobson, MBBS MPH FRANZCOG FACOG, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; and Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, Tel.: +(416) 586-4800, Fax: +(416) 586-5992

  1. Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.

  2. Research funding: None declared.

  3. Employment or leadership: None declared.

  4. Honorarium: None declared.

  5. Competing interests: The funding organization(s) played no role in the study design; in the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; in the writing of the report; or in the decision to submit the report for publication.

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Received: 2018-05-20
Accepted: 2018-09-14
Published Online: 2018-10-20
Published in Print: 2019-02-25

©2019 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston

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  2. Editorial
  3. Ultrasound Doppler waveform assessment: the story continues
  4. Review
  5. Association between increased antenatal vaginal pH and preterm birth rate: a systematic review
  6. Mini Review
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https://doi.org/10.1515/jpm-2018-0175
Schlagwörter für diesen Artikel
fetal heart rate; obstetric labor; pregnancy; uterine contraction

Artikel in diesem Heft

  1. Frontmatter
  2. Editorial
  3. Ultrasound Doppler waveform assessment: the story continues
  4. Review
  5. Association between increased antenatal vaginal pH and preterm birth rate: a systematic review
  6. Mini Review
  7. Update on uterine tachysystole
  8. Research Articles – Obstetrics
  9. First trimester prediction of gestational diabetes mellitus using plasma biomarkers: a case-control study
  10. Emergency peripartal hysterectomy – a single-center analysis of the last 13 years at a tertiary perinatal care unit
  11. Efficacy and safety of misoprostol vaginal insert vs. oral misoprostol for induction of labor
  12. Vitamin A and β-carotene in pregnant and breastfeeding post-bariatric women in an urban population
  13. Effect of dual tocolysis with fenoterol and atosiban in human myometrium
  14. Antecedents of red cell transfusion in a large contemporary obstetric cohort
  15. Effect of n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids supplementation in healthy mothers on DHA and EPA profiles in maternal and umbilical blood: a randomized controlled trial
  16. Research Articles – Fetus
  17. Effect of psychotropic drugs on fetal behavior in the third trimester of pregnancy
  18. Prognostic value of the aortic isthmus Doppler assessment on late onset fetal growth restriction
  19. Doppler evaluation of the fetal pulmonary artery pressure
  20. Mechanisms of death in structurally normal stillbirths
  21. The diagnostic value of a detailed first trimester anomaly scan in fetuses with increased nuchal translucency thickness
  22. Research Articles – Newborn
  23. Small for gestational age and extremely low birth weight infant outcomes
  24. Does heart rate variability improve prediction of failed extubation in preterm infants?
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