Pilot study into the efficacy of foetal fibronectin testing in minimising hospital admissions in women presenting with symptoms of preterm labour: A randomised controlled trial of obstetric and neonatal outcomes

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 284, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 559-565

  Dutta, Debarati ^a   Norman, Jane E ^b  

^a CROSSHOUSE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Foetal fibronectin; Hospital admissions; Length of stay; Neonatal outcomes; Preterm labour

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; UTERUS SPASMOLYTIC AGENT; FFN PROTEIN, HUMAN; FIBRONECTIN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FETAL FIBRONECTIN TESTING; FUNCTION TEST; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEONATAL OUTCOME; NEONATAL RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PARAMETERS CONCERNING THE FETUS, NEWBORN AND PREGNANCY; PARITY; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PILOT STUDY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONARY VALVE STENOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; HOSPITALIZATION; PREGNANCY;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; FIBRONECTINS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; TOCOLYTIC AGENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856007027     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: 14320711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-010-1712-x     Document Type: Article

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