Is long-term tocolysis effective for threatened premature labour?

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 227-239

  Takagi, Kenjiro ^a   Satoh, K ^b  

^a SAITAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Social Insurance Yokohama Central Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gestation; Neonatal outcome; Pregnant women; Premature labour; Prolongation; Ritodrine; Tocolytics

Indexed keywords

INDOMETACIN; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; RITODRINE; TERBUTALINE; ULINASTATIN; UTERUS SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BED REST; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LIVER DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; SURVIVAL RATE; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT DURATION; TREMOR; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VOMITING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; STATISTICS; TIME; TOCOLYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS; TOCOLYSIS;

EID: 64149112676     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147323000903700128     Document Type: Article

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