Pulmonary oedema associated with ritodrine infusion and betamethasone administration in premature labour.
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Randomised comparison between a loading and incremental dose model for ritodrine administration in preterm labour.
OBJECTIVE To compare a new loading dose regimen for intravenous ritodrine administration in preterm labour with the conventional dose regimen. DESIGN Multicentre randomised trial using numbered opaque sealed envelopes. SETTING Five teaching hospitals in the Netherlands. PARTICIPANTS Women (n = 203) in preterm labour at less than 34 weeks of gestation. INTERVENTIONS Women received either...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1978
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.2.6140.799-a