THE CONSERVATIVE AGGRESSIVE MANAGEMENT OF PLACENTA PREVIA
THE CONSERVATIVE AGGRESSIVE MANAGEMENT OF PLACENTA PREVIA
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DOI:
10.1016/s0002-9378(15)33242-7
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发表时间:
1980-01-01
影响因子:
9.8
通讯作者:
QUILLIGAN, EJ
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作者:
COTTON, DB;READ, JA;QUILLIGAN, EJ
Cases of placenta previa (173) managed at the Women''s Hospital of Los Angeles County-University of Southern California [USA] Medical Center from July, 1975, through June, 1978, were reviewed and compared to a similar series of cases studied in the same institution in 1969. The perinatal mortality of 12.6% was roughly 1/2 of that in the earlier study. The fetal death rate did not change significantly, but the neonatal mortality was markedly less, especially in the 27-32 wk range. Expectant management was employed in 65.8% of patients, as compared to 42.6% in 1969. The higher rate of expectant management was characterized by the aggressive use of antipartum transfusions in the face of moderate-to-severe bleeding in lieu of delivery, as well as the occasional use of tocolytic agents for inhibition of premature labor in the presence of vaginal bleeding. Elective termination of pregnancy utilizing the lecithin/sphingomyelin ratio for determination of pulmonary maturation also resulted in significantly less overall neonatal morbidity and mortality. These multiple factors appear to have contributed to a dramatic reduction in the perinatal mortality associated with placenta previa.