Abstract | PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: evaluation of Nifedipine protocol success defined as postponement of labor for 48 hours. SECONDARY OBJECTIVE: evaluation of the presence of risk factors in patients that develop preterm labor and delivery outcome. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Chart review retrospective study with patients admitted to the Hospital of the Metropolitan Area of San Juan in the period of January 1,2009 to December 31, 2010 with diagnosis of preterm labor. A total of 382 patient's records were evaluated for inclusion and exclusion criteria. 48 met all the requirements to be included in the study. RESULTS: DISCUSSION:
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Authors | Leonardo N Catalano, Michelle Villar Diaz, Miguel Vázquez Guzmán, Ivette Negron, Edgardo Rivera Rosa |
Journal | Boletin de la Asociacion Medica de Puerto Rico
(Bol Asoc Med P R)
Vol. 105
Issue 3
Pg. 13-6
( 2013)
ISSN: 0004-4849 [Print] Puerto Rico |
PMID | 24282914
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Tocolytic Agents
- Dexamethasone
- Nifedipine
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Dexamethasone
(pharmacology, therapeutic use)
- Drug Administration Schedule
- Drug Evaluation
- Female
- Fetal Membranes, Premature Rupture
(epidemiology)
- Fetal Organ Maturity
(drug effects)
- Gestational Age
- Hospitals, Urban
- Humans
- Lung
(drug effects, embryology)
- Nifedipine
(administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
- Obstetric Labor, Premature
(drug therapy, epidemiology)
- Parity
- Pregnancy
- Pregnancy Complications, Infectious
(epidemiology)
- Pregnancy Outcome
- Puerto Rico
(epidemiology)
- Recurrence
- Retrospective Studies
- Risk Factors
- Tocolytic Agents
(administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
- Urinary Tract Infections
(epidemiology)
- Young Adult
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