"Tocolytic Agents" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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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| 2000 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 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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Acute tocolysis for uterine tachysystole or suspected fetal distress. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2018 07 04; 7:CD009770.
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Interventions for helping to turn term breech babies to head first presentation when using external cephalic version. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015 Feb 09; (2):CD000184.
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Interventions for helping to turn term breech babies to head first presentation when using external cephalic version. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012 Jan 18; 1:CD000184.
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Betamimetics for suspected impaired fetal growth. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2001; (4):CD000036.
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Tocolysis for preventing fetal distress in second stage of labour. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2000; (2):CD000037.
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Betamimetics for suspected impaired fetal growth. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2000; (2):CD000036.
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Tocolytics for suspected intrapartum fetal distress. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2000; (2):CD000035.