Efficacy of Combined Administration of Magnesium Sulfate and Ritodrine in the Treatment of Premature Labor

Seventy-four patients in preterm labor at 20–35 weeksʼ gestation were randomly assigned to receive ritodrine (N = 36) or ritodrine plus magnesium sulfate treatment (N = 38) for tocolysis. Ten did not complete therapy and were excluded from analysis. Nineteen of 32 patients (59%) in the ritodrine plu...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Obstetrics and gynecology (New York. 1953) 1987-03, Vol.69 (3), p.317-322
Hauptverfasser:	HATJIS, CHRISTOS G, SWAIN, MELISSA, NELSON, LEWIS H, MEIS, PAUL J, ERNEST, J M
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Diseases of mother, fetus and pregnancy Drug Therapy, Combination Female Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics Humans Magnesium Sulfate - therapeutic use Medical sciences Obstetric Labor, Premature - prevention & control Pregnancy Pregnancy. Fetus. Placenta Prospective Studies Random Allocation Ritodrine - therapeutic use
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Zusammenfassung:	Seventy-four patients in preterm labor at 20–35 weeksʼ gestation were randomly assigned to receive ritodrine (N = 36) or ritodrine plus magnesium sulfate treatment (N = 38) for tocolysis. Ten did not complete therapy and were excluded from analysis. Nineteen of 32 patients (59%) in the ritodrine plus magnesium sulfate group were successfully treated, compared with only 11 of 32 patients (34%) in the ritodrihe-only group (P
ISSN:	0029-7844 1873-233X