Open AccessTHE MANAGEMENT OF PREMATURE LABOR WITH SALBUTAMOL
Author(s) -
Gummerus Martti
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016348109154127
Subject(s) - medicine , salbutamol , fenoterol , pregnancy , anesthesia , premature labor , obstetrics , gestation , asthma , genetics , biology
. One hundred and eight patients with imminent premature labor in the 24–36th week of pregnancy and with intact membranes were allocated randomly to two groups. Fifty‐four patients were treated with intravenous infusion of 12–50 μg/min of salbutamol (Ventoline R ) and 4 mg was subsequently given orally at 4‐hour intervals. The weight of the newborn was over 2500 g in 72% of cases. The duration of pregnancy was prolonged by over seven days in 67%, and 37 weeks of pregnancy and more was achieved in 61%. The comparable figures for the control group treated with fenoterol, 3–4 μg/min and subsequently 5 mg orally at 4‐hour intervals, were 78, 80 and 70% respectively.