THE VALUE OF A SCORING SYSTEM IN PREDICTING OUTCOME OF PRE‐TERM LABOUR AND COMPARING THE EFFICACY OF TREATMENT WITH AMINOPHYLLINE AND SALBUTAMOL
- 1 June 1978
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Vol. 85 (6) , 418-424
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0528.1978.tb14907.x
Abstract
Summary: A simple score, derived by allocating points to a selection of factors which influence the outcome of pre‐term labour, was found to relate to the success of treatment. Used as a measure of the situation before therapy, this score can define a baseline allowing a realistic comparison of therapeutic methods. In this series, despite treatment, a large number of patients still were delivered before term and within a few days of admission to hospital. Thus it would seem that although drugs suppress uterine activity, they cannot neutralize the adverse effects of other factors associated with pre‐term labour.Keywords
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