Impact of ultrasound cervical length assessment on duration of hospital stay in the clinical management of threatened preterm labor

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 756-760

  Sanin Blair, J ^a   Palacio, M ^b   Delgado, J ^a   Figueras, F ^b   Coll, O ^b   Cabero, L ^a   Cararach, V ^b   Gratacos, E ^a,c  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL MATERNO INFANTIL VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cervical length; Duration hospital stay; Preterm delivery; Preterm labor; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; CERVICAL LENGTH; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; PARAMETER; PERINATAL CARE; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

ADULT; CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 10644287727     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.1766     Document Type: Article

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