Table 2 |
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Characteristics of patients with diagnosis of threatened abortion, premature labor or labor in relation to the presence or not of any ADR. |
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With ADR (n = 25) |
Without ADR (n = 89) |
Significant level |
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Age (yr., mean ± SD) |
28.8 ± 5.9 |
25.6 ± 6.0 |
p = 0.02 |
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DIAGNOSIS |
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Threatened abortion |
4(16%) |
23 (25.8%) |
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Premature labor |
20 (80%) |
28(31.5%) |
<0.001 |
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Labor |
1 (4%) |
38 (42.7%) |
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HOSPITAL STAY (days) |
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≤ 3 |
20 (80%) |
45 (50.6%) |
p= 0.016 |
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>3 |
5 (20%) |
44 (49.4%) |
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DRUGS/DAY × PATIENT-1 |
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Mean ± SD |
3.3 ± 1.3 |
4.4 ± 2.2 |
p = 0.02 |
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UTERINE INHIBITOR |
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a) Terbutaline |
24 (96%) |
19(21.3%) |
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b) Indomethacin |
1 (4%) |
35 (40.4%) |
p < 0.001 |
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c) None |
- |
34 (38.3%) |
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TERBUTALINE DOSE (mg/day) |
) |
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Mean ± SD |
13.0 ± 3.5 |
14.5 ± 2.2 |
p > 0.05 |
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Range |
5–15 |
5–15 |
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Hernández-Hernández et al. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2002 2:3 doi:10.1186/1471-2393-2-3 |
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