{"id":2872,"date":"2021-05-14T03:28:19","date_gmt":"2021-05-14T03:28:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enorcerna.com\/wiki\/definition\/atony\/"},"modified":"2021-05-14T03:28:19","modified_gmt":"2021-05-14T03:28:19","slug":"atony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enorcerna.com\/wiki\/definition\/atony\/","title":{"rendered":"atony"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"Atony\"The concept of sluggishness<\/strong> It refers to the lack<\/strong> from force<\/strong> or Energy<\/strong>. The term is often used in the field of medicine to refer to the muscle or tissue weakness<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The Uterine atony<\/strong>, in this framework, consists of the loss of vigor of the muscles of the uterus<\/strong>, a particularity that prevents the contraction of the organ. This atony causes that, after childbirth, the uterus does not contract as it should to close the blood vessels.<\/p>\n

At the time of giving birth, when the woman delivers the baby and expels the placenta, a process of uterine contraction begins to develop that minimizes postpartum bleeding<\/strong>. If the mechanism is not carried out, uterine atony is generated with profuse bleeding and the appearance of clots and bruises that cause pain to the woman<\/strong>. As if this were not enough, the lack of intervention in a case of uterine atony can lead to death.<\/p>\n

Among the reasons that can cause uterine atony, are the following:<\/p>\n

*<\/strong> lack of oxytocin, the hormone secreted by the organ<\/strong> called hypophysis<\/em> to collaborate with the contraction of the uterus and the rise of the milk;<\/p>\n

*<\/strong> multiple pregnancies. This has been proven through various statistics, since in such a case the uterine fiber must acquire a greater elasticity than is necessary to deliver a single baby;<\/p>\n

*<\/strong> large babies, a phenomenon that has consequences similar to those of the previous point;<\/p>\n

*<\/strong> placental accreta, adherence<\/strong> abnormality from the placenta to the wall of the uterus. Given this problem, it has been observed that it is very difficult to extract the placenta;<\/p>\n

*<\/strong> history of this same disorder;<\/p>\n

*<\/strong> late delivery of the placenta, that is, when the exit of the fetal appendages and the placenta<\/strong> takes more than 20 minutes. This can happen for a number of reasons, such as the baby is not very full term and the placenta is too attached to the uterus to prevent it from falling out.<\/p>\n

*<\/strong> a Birth<\/strong> very extensive, a multiple pregnancy causing excessive distention and the presence of a benign tumor known as a fibroid.<\/p>\n

It is important to note that it is not possible to prevent uterine atony before delivery<\/strong>, and for this reason the intervention<\/strong> immediate. This does not mean that the experience of professionals helps them to intuit the presence of this complication, but in general they do not have much time to act.<\/p>\n

\"Atony\"Many hospitals have opted for the directed delivery<\/em>, which consists of administering a drug to the mother as soon as the baby has left the uterus, to promote contraction<\/strong>. Since atony does not always appear as soon as delivery has occurred, it is also normal to monitor the mother for a minimum of two hours, until ensuring that the constants have normalized.<\/p>\n

To treat atony, it is possible to resort to massages, the supply of drugs (such as exogenous oxytocin) or a surgical intervention, depending on the case. The massage<\/strong> It is the first measure that establishes the protocol to react to abnormal bleeding, and it is carried out by rubbing the gut; it can also be combined with one from inside the uterus, in what is known as bimanual maneuver<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Atony can also be gastrointestinal<\/strong> (usually as the effect of an operation), bladder<\/strong> (consequence of anesthesia<\/strong>, to cite one possibility) or otherwise.<\/p>\n

Beyond the medicine<\/strong>, the idea of \u200b\u200batony is used as a synonym for apathy<\/strong> or from unwillingness<\/strong>: \"Adolescent atony worries psychologists\"<\/em>, \"When they fired me, I was lying in bed for several months, a victim of atony\"<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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