Normal saline i.v. fluid load decreases uterine activity in active labour.

نویسندگان

  • T G Cheek
  • P Samuels
  • F Miller
  • M Tobin
  • B B Gutsche
چکیده

This study was designed to observe the effects of i.v. fluid infusion on uterine activity during normal labour in women receiving an extradural block. Thirty-four women in spontaneous labour at term gestation were allocated randomly and prospectively to one of three i.v. pre-extradural fluid load groups: group A, no fluid load; group B, normal saline 500 ml; and group C, normal saline 1000 ml. Continuous internal measurement of uterine activity was observed before, during and after fluid infusion and extradural block. In groups A and B, uterine activity did not change. In group C, uterine activity decreased after infusion of saline (P < 0.01) and returned to baseline over the next 20 min. Extradural block was not associated with a change in uterine activity. Hypotension was not increased in the group that received no fluid preload.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • British journal of anaesthesia

دوره 77 5  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1996