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High‐Concentration Oxytocin* Intravenous Drips for Hydatidiform Mole and the Retained Dead Fetus in Utero
Author(s) -
Porapakkham Saroj
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
the journal of the asian federation of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1447-0756
pISSN - 0377-0532
DOI - 10.1111/j.1447-0756.1970.tb00145.x
Subject(s) - dilation and curettage , in utero , oxytocin , uterus , curettage , fetus , medicine , dilation (metric space) , mole , cervix , pregnancy , obstetrics , abortion , surgery , biology , mathematics , genetics , combinatorics , cancer
The technique of using intravenous oxytocin in high concentration was safe and effective in aiding dilation of the cervix in 38 out of 40 cases of hydatidiform mole. However, curettage was required to complete the evacuation in all the cases. The same technique was also effective in the expulsion of retained dead fetuses in utero, in 17 out of 24 cases where the uterus was more than 12 weeks size; but was ineffective in the majority of cases where the uterus was less than 12 weeks size.