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1Department of Anesthesiology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, The Long Island Campus for the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New Hyde Park, NY 11042, USA.
Intravenous nitroglycerin was used to provide uterine relaxation for cesarean delivery of a macrosomic infant. The procedure was complicated by uterine inversion, and subsequent uterine atony. While several other factors may have contributed to the uterine atony, nitroglycerin administration might have played a role. Further, while nitroglycerin was helpful in facilitating the delivery of the macrosomic infant, the risk of uterine inversion must be considered.
Intravenous nitroglycerin was used to provide uterine relaxation for cesarean delivery of a macrosomic infant. The procedure was complicated by uterine inversion, and subsequent uterine atony. While several other factors may have contributed to the uterine atony, nitroglycerin administration might have played a role. Further, while nitroglycerin was helpful in facilitating the delivery of the macrosomic infant, the risk of uterine inversion must be considered.
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