Open AccessQuinine as a remedy for enhancing labor contractions of the uterus Werner (Monatsschr. F. Geb. u. Gyn., Bd. XLVIII; Zentr. F. Gyn., 1919)
Author(s) -
V. G.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
kazanskij medicinskij žurnal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2587-9359
pISSN - 0368-4814
DOI - 10.17816/kazmj79680
Subject(s) - pituitrin , quinine , uterus , medicine , enthusiasm , gynecology , medical prescription , anesthesia , pharmacology , malaria , philosophy , theology , immunology
The real enthusiasm with which the introduction of pituitrin and other pituitary preparations into obstetric practice as a means of enhancing labor contractions of the uterus was greeted among German obstetricians has apparently subsided in recent years, and they have returned to the old remedy. for this purpose, quinine. Werner (Monatsschr. F. Geb. U. Gyn., Bd. XLVIII; Zentr. F. Gyn., 1919) used hydrochloric acid quinine in 5% solution in the form of intravenous infusions (10 cc. S.), And each infusion was accompanied by injecting the same dose of quinine into the muscles