"Tocolytic Agents" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Drugs that prevent preterm labor and immature birth by suppressing uterine contractions (TOCOLYSIS). Agents used to delay premature uterine activity include magnesium sulfate, beta-mimetics, oxytocin antagonists, calcium channel inhibitors, and adrenergic beta-receptor agonists. The use of intravenous alcohol as a tocolytic is now obsolete.
| Descriptor ID |
D015149
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.505.696.875.825 D27.505.954.705.825
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| Concept/Terms |
Tocolytic Effect- Tocolytic Effect
- Effect, Tocolytic
- Tocolytic Effects
- Effects, Tocolytic
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tocolytic Agents" by people in Profiles.
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Changing Tocolytic Exposures among Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Admitted Preterm Infants. Am J Perinatol. 2022 12; 39(16):1745-1749.
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Efficacy of long-term indomethacin therapy in prolonging pregnancy after fetoscopic laser surgery for twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome: a collaborative cohort study. BJOG. 2022 03; 129(4):597-606.
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Antenatal corticosteroids after preterm premature rupture of membranes. Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Jun; 54(2):337-43.
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Factors related to corticosteroid utilization in preterm birth. Am J Perinatol. 2011 May; 28(5):413-8.
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Magnesium for fetal neuroprotection. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Mar; 204(3):202.e1-4.
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Antenatal magnesium treatment and neonatal illness severity as measured by the Score for Neonatal Acute Physiology (SNAP). J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2005 Feb; 17(2):151-5.
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A case-control evaluation of treatment efficacy: the example of magnesium sulfate prophylaxis against eclampsia in patients with preeclampsia. J Clin Epidemiol. 1997 Apr; 50(4):419-23.
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Myocardial infarction and coronary artery dissection during pregnancy associated with type IV Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. Am J Perinatol. 1996 Apr; 13(3):181-3.
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In vitro comparison of four tocolytic agents, alone and in combination. Obstet Gynecol. 1994 Sep; 84(3):374-8.
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The effect of tocolytic agents (indomethacin and terbutaline) on fetal breathing and body movements: a prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1992 Oct; 167(4 Pt 1):1059-63.