Open AccessChanges in Uterine Volume Following the Intra‐Amniotic Injection of Hypertonic Saline
Author(s) -
Pulkkinen Martti O.,
Kivikoski Asko
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016347109157301
Subject(s) - medicine , hypertonic saline , saline , tonicity , amniotic fluid , gynecology , anesthesia , pregnancy , fetus , biology , genetics
A 30% increase in uterine volume during the initial 3 hours after intra‐amniotic saline injection has been calculated from 53 amniograms in 8 midtrimester patients.