The treatment of preterm labor using a portable subcutaneous terbutaline pump
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The perinatal mortality rate related to preterm delivery has led researchers to investigate new methods of tocolysis. A new concept in managing preterm labor uses continuous administration of terbutaline sulfate via a portable subcutaneous infusion pump. Use of the terbutaline pump to treat 13 preterm labor patients at the Baylor College of Medicine demonstrated an efficacy rate of 9 for a population failing all other methods of tocolysis. This unique treatment modality offers new hope for patients experiencing recalcitrant preterm labor.
The perinatal mortality rate related to preterm delivery has led researchers to investigate new methods of tocolysis. A new concept in managing preterm labor uses continuous administration of terbutaline sulfate via a portable subcutaneous infusion pump. Use of the terbutaline pump to treat 13 preterm labor patients at the Baylor College of Medicine demonstrated an efficacy rate of 9 for a population failing all other methods of tocolysis. This unique treatment modality offers new hope for patients experiencing recalcitrant preterm labor.