The Successful Use of Nitroglycerin for Uterine Hyperstimulation with Fetal Heart Rate Abnormality Caused by a Controlled-Release Dinoprostone Vaginal Delivery System (PROPESS): A Case Report

The PROPESS, a controlled-release dinoprostone vaginal delivery system, is a pharmacological cervical ripening intervention and promotes cervical change causing uterine contraction. During insertion of the PROPESS, uterine hyperstimulation could occur and result in fetal heart rate (FHR) abnormality...

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Main Authors: Sho Takakura, Hiroaki Tanaka, Naosuke Enomoto, Shintaro Maki, Tomoaki Ikeda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-05-01
Series:Medicina
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/57/5/478