Preterm premature rupture of membrane management-inpatient versus outpatient: A retrospective review

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 69-73

  Ellestad, Sarah C ^a   Swamy, Geeta K ^a   Sinclair, Tammy ^a   James, Andra H ^a   Heine, R Phillips ^a   Murtha, Amy P ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Inpatient; Management; Outpatient; Preterm premature rupture of membranes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL AGE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MULTIPARA; OUTPATIENT; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ABRUPTIO PLACENTAE; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; APGAR SCORE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; FETAL DISTRESS; FETAL MEMBRANES, PREMATURE RUPTURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; NORTH CAROLINA; PREGNANCY; PROLAPSE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; UMBILICAL CORD;

EID: 38149046478     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1004830     Document Type: Article

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