Abstract
In this case report, NTG provided sufficient uterine relaxation to allow difficult twin extraction at Caesarean delivery. Administration of NTG in this situation was controversial, and if it had not been effective, time may have been lost before general anaesthesia could have been induced. Nitroglycerin merits further evaluation as an antepartum uterine relaxant, but the initial experience is encouraging.
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Il s’agit d’un cas où la nitroglycérine (NTG) a fourni un relâchement utérin suffisant pour permettre l’extraction difficile de jumeaux lors d’une césarienne. L’administration de NTG dans cette situation était controversée; si elle n ’avait pas été efficace, il aurait pu y avoir perte de temps avant l’induction de l’anesthésie générale. La nitroglycérine mérite une évaluation plus poussée comme myorésolutif utérin antepartum, mais l’expérience initiale est encourageante.
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Mayer, D.C., Weeks, S.K. Antepartum uterine relaxation with nitroglycerin at Caesarean delivery. Can J Anaesth 39, 166–169 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03008649
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