Bal Laurence, Thierry Stéphane, Brocas Elsa, Adam Marie, Van de Louw Andry, Tenaillon Alain
Service de Réanimation Polyvalente, Centre Hospitalier Sud Francilien, Evry, France.
Anesth Analg. 2004 Sep;99(3):910-911. doi: 10.1213/01.ANE.0000135182.79774.A0.
Nicardipine is used in the treatment of premature labor. There are no previous reports in the anesthesia literature of serious side effects associated with this drug. We report a case of pulmonary edema induced by nicardipine therapy for tocolysis in a pregnant 27-yr-old patient admitted to our hospital for preterm labor with intact membranes at 27 wk of gestation.