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Severe hypotension due to intramyometrial injection of prostaglandin E2
1Division of Anaesthesia, Western Infirmary, Glasgow.
Anaesthesia
|October 1, 1990
Abstract:
Treatment of postpartum haemorrhage because of uterine atony with intramyometrial prostaglandin E2 1 mg, in an anaesthetised patient resulted in life-threatening hypotension. Anaesthetists should be aware of the potential cardiovascular side effects of prostaglandins.