TOCOLYSIS

Course overview

TOCOLYSIS IS AN OBSTETRICAL PROCEDURE TO PROLONG GESTATION IN PATIENTS, SOME OF WHICH ARE EXPERIENCING PRETERM LABOR. THIS IS ACHIEVED THROUGH VARIOUS MEDICATIONS THAT WORK TO INHIBIT CONTRACTIONS OF UTERINE SMOOTH MUSCLE. THE MAIN MEDICATIONS USED ARE BETA-ADRENERGIC AGONIST RECEPTORS, CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS, CYCLOOXYGENASE INHIBITORS, AND MAGNESIUM SULFATE. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS AND EVALUATES TOCOLYSIS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND MANAGING TOCOLYSIS.