CLINICAL APPLICATION OF METHYLERGOMETRIN TARTRATE ON THE THIRD STAGE OF PARTURITION

Abstract

In the clinic of obstetrics, diminution of the latter half period of parturition and prevention of the loosening and hemorrhage are of great importance. Diminution in the period required for the placental delivery and that of hemorrhage during parturition were recognized by the use of Metergin on the third stage of parturition. Following the intra-venous injection of Metergin in a dose of 1 cc immediately after the delivery of fetus, labor appeared in average of 2.7 minutes and the placenta was expelled by the labor repeated for 3.6 times in average. In average, time required was 11.7 minutes and hemor-rhage was 130 cc for the third stage of delivery and total hemorrhage during parturition was 189 cc.
Cases required manual separation were 8 out of the 277 (2.9%) of the control group, while they were 15 out of the 433 cases (3.4%) received Metergin. This seemingly high percentage of manual separation among the Metergin administered group, however, was not due to the contraction nor constriction of the cervix. Some other causes which neces-sitated manual separation were recognized in them.
Side effects being negligible, Metergin is considered to be highly useful for the present purpose.