Differences between evidence-based recommendations and actual clinical practice regarding tocolysis: a prospective multicenter registry study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

International guidelines recommend that tocolytic therapy be restricted to a single 48-h application. However, multiple cycles of tocolytic therapy and maintenance therapy that exceeds 48 h appear to play a role in daily clinical practice. We aimed to evaluate current trends in clinical practice with respect to treatment with tocolytic agents and to identify differences between evidence-based recommendations and daily clinical practice in Austria.

Methods

A prospective multicenter registry study was conducted from October 2013 through April 2015 in ten obstetrical departments in Austria. Women ≥18 years of age who received tocolytic therapy following a diagnosis of threatened preterm birth were included, and details were obtained regarding clinical characteristics

SUBMITTER: Nazifovic E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6240217 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature