The value of a scoring system in predicting outcome of pre-term labour and comparing the efficacy of treatment with aminophylline and salbutamol.
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.
D000420:Albuterol / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000628:Aminophylline / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D005322:Premature Rupture of Fetal Membranes / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011247:Pregnancy; D014590:Uterine Contraction
D000628:Aminophylline; D000420:Albuterol