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

• Main Authors: Emina Nazifovic (Author), Heinrich Husslein (Author), Ioana Lakovschek (Author), Florian Heinzl (Author), Elisabeth Wenzel-Schwarz (Author), Philipp Klaritsch (Author), Ekrem Kilic (Author), Sarah Hoesel (Author), Rudolf Bind (Author), Magdalena Pabinger (Author), Harald Zeisler (Author), Lorenz Kuessel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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 c...