Case #798 - DID WE REALLY EVER ADMINISTER INTRAVENOUS
ALCOHOL TO PREGNANT WOMEN TO STOP PRETERM LABOR?
PeriFACTS Case #798 TOPIC: DID WE REALLY EVER ADMINISTER INTRAVENOUS ALCOHOL TO PREGNANT WOMEN TO STOP PRETERM LABOR? Editor-in-Chief: James R. Woods, Jr., M.D. Associate Editors: Kathryn Flynn, R.N.C., M.S.N.P.
J. Christopher Glantz, M.D.
Deborah Pittinaro, R.N.C., M.S.N.P.
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Learning Objectives for PeriFACTS Case #798: Upon completion, the learner will be able to:
Explain the rationale for administering intravenous (IV) alcohol for preterm labor.
Name two tocolytics that took the place of IV alcohol in the mid 1970s.
INTRODUCTION
You probably have heard the story. The old-fashioned obstetrician is called late one night by his obstetric patient because of preterm uterine activity. He (back then they were mostly all "he") tells her to take a drink of alcohol. Moreover, he claims it has worked ...
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