Items for "tocolytic therapy"

Atosiban versus usual care for the management of preterm labor

Objective: To compare the efficacy of atosiban with usual management of threatened preterm labor.

Methods: In this prospective, open-label, randomized controlled trial, women admitted to the hospital in threatened preterm labor (between 24 and 34 weeks' gestation) were randomized to receive atosiban or usual care (?-agonists, calcium channel blockers, magnesium sulphate, or any other tocolytic, alone or in combination, and/or bed rest).

Results: In women randomized to receive atosiban (n=295) or usual care (n=290), significantly more women receiving atosiban remained undelivered at 48 h with no alternative tocolytic compared with usual care (77.6% vs...

Keywords: Atosiban, preterm labor, tocolysis, tocolytic therapy