Atosiban vs ritodrine used prophylactically with cerclage in ICSI pregnancies to prevent pre-term birth in women identified as being at high risk on the basis of transvaginal ultrasound scan

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 396-401

  Locci, M ^a,b   Nazzaro, G ^a   Merenda, A ^a   Pisaturo, M ^a   Laviscio, P ^a   Poppiti, R ^a   Miranda, M ^a   Stile, A ^a   De Placido, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOSIBAN; RITODRINE;

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DELIVERY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE DISCOMFORT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MATERNAL AGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TACHYCARDIA; THORAX PAIN; TOCOLYSIS; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE CERVIX CERCLAGE; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

ADULT; CERCLAGE, CERVICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; RISK FACTORS; RITODRINE; SPERM INJECTIONS, INTRACYTOPLASMIC; TOCOLYTIC AGENTS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; VASOTOCIN;

EID: 33746453676     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: 13646893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610600719883     Document Type: Article

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