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THE VALUE OF A SCORING SYSTEM IN PREDICTING OUTCOME OF PRE‐TERM LABOUR AND COMPARING THE EFFICACY OF TREATMENT WITH AMINOPHYLLINE AND SALBUTAMOL
Author(s) -
Liu D. T. Y.,
Blackwell R. J.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1978.tb14907.x
Subject(s) - aminophylline , salbutamol , term (time) , medicine , outcome (game theory) , adverse effect , selection (genetic algorithm) , intensive care medicine , anesthesia , computer science , mathematics , asthma , physics , mathematical economics , quantum mechanics , artificial intelligence
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.