Contemporary management of preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM): A survey of maternal-fetal medicine providers

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 191, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1497-1502

  Ramsey, Patrick S ^a,e   Nuthalapaty, Francis S ^a   Lu, George ^b   Ramin, Susan ^c   Nuthalapaty, Elizabeth S ^a   Ramin, Kirk D ^d  

^a Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine   (United States)

^b Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Corticosteroids; Expectant management; Preterm birth; Preterm premature rupture of membranes; Survey

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ERYTHROMYCIN; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; PENICILLIN G; STEROID; UTERUS SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

AMNIOCENTESIS; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DELIVERY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FETUS LUNG MATURITY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; MEMBRANE RUPTURE; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICS;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; FEMALE; FETAL MEMBRANES, PREMATURE RUPTURE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREGNANCY; TOCOLYSIS;

EID: 7044265040     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2004.08.005     Document Type: Conference Paper

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