Practice patterns in the management of XXXX in Korea: A multicenter retrospective study.

@entity1 @entity3152 @entity2399 @entity548 @entity5935 @entity619 @entity460 @entity288
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to examine clinical practice patterns in the management of pregnant @entity1 admitted with @entity3152 ( @entity3152 ) in Korea. METHODS: Data from @entity1 admitted with a diagnosis of @entity3152 were collected from 22 hospitals. @entity3152 was defined as regular uterine contractions with or without other symptoms such as pelvic pressure, backache, increased vaginal discharge, menstrual-like cramps, @entity548 /show and cervical changes. Data on general @entity1 information, clinical characteristics at admission, use of tocolytics, antibiotics, and @entity288 , and pregnancy outcomes were collected using an online data collections system. RESULTS: A total of 947 @entity1 with @entity3152 were enrolled. First-line tocolysis was administered to 822 (86.8%) @entity1 . As a first-line tocolysis, beta-agonists were used most frequently (510/822, 62.0%), followed by @entity2399 (183/822, 22.3%), @entity460 channel blockers (91/822, 11.1%), and atosiban (38/822, 4.6%). Of the 822 @entity1 with first-line tocolysis, second-line tocolysis were required in 364 (44.3%). Of 364 with second-line, 199 had third-line tocolysis (37.4%). Antibiotics were administered to 29.9% of @entity1 (284/947) with single (215, 22.7%), dual (26, 2.7%), and triple combinations (43, 4.5%). Corticosteroids were administered to 420 (44.4%) @entity1 . @entity5935 was administered to 298 @entity1 (71.0%), and @entity619 was administered to 122 @entity1 (29.0%). CONCLUSION: Practice patterns in the management of @entity3152 in Korea were quite various. It is needed to develop standardized practice guidelines for @entity3152 management.
