A randomized clinical trial of daily nonstress testing versus biophysical profile in the management of preterm premature rupture of membranes |
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| Authors: | Lewis D F Adair C D Weeks J W Barrilleaux P S Edwards M S Garite T J |
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| Affiliation: | Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Louisiana State University Medical Center, Shreveport, USA. |
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| Abstract: | ![]()
OBJECTIVE: Our purpose was to evaluate the ability of 2 different antepartum testing modalities to predict infectious morbidity in patients with preterm premature rupture of membranes. STUDY DESIGN: During a 36-month period, patients with preterm premature rupture of membranes (at 23 to 34 weeks of gestation) were randomly assigned to either a daily nonstress test or a biophysical profile, after a 24-hour observational period. We used the original scoring system of Manning et al for the biophysical profile, with a score of
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| Keywords: | Preterm premature rupture of membranes antenatal testing intra-amniotic infections neonatal sepsis |
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