title: Management of preterm premature rupture of membranes: lack of a national consensus.
abstract: A questionnaire concerning the management of women with preterm premature rupture of membranes was sent to the members of the Society of Perinatal Obstetricians. Expectant management was recommended by 97% of the respondents. There was no consensus about the role and frequency of steroids, blood work, ultrasound examination, and fetal monitoring in the follow-up of these patients.
mesh_terms: D001623:Betamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005322:Premature Rupture of Fetal Membranes / Q000628:therapy*; D005323:Fetal Monitoring; D006801:Humans; D007751:Labor, Induced; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature / Q000517:prevention & control; D011247:Pregnancy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D003907:Dexamethasone; D001623:Betamethasone