PMID: 11336775May 5, 2001Paper

Tocolysis with nifedipine or beta-adrenergic agonists: a meta-analysis

Obstetrics and Gynecology
V TsatsarisB Carbonne

Abstract

To clarify the relative efficacy of nifedipine and beta-agonists for tocolysis. The literature was searched in the following databases: MEDLINE 1965-1998, Embase 1988-1998, Current Contents 1997-1998, and the Cochrane Database for 1998. We also sought unpublished trials and abstracts submitted to major international congresses. Search terms were: "tocolysis," "nifedipine," "calcium channel blocker," "ritodrine," "terbutaline," and "salbutamol." Randomized controlled trials comparing tocolysis with nifedipine and beta-adrenergic agonists during preterm labor were reviewed. In cases with postrandomization exclusions, authors were contacted to obtain intent-to-treat results and to avoid analytical bias. We identified 11 published and two unpublished randomized trials. Data were extracted by two reviewers and analyzed by a blinded biostatistician with RevMan 3.1 software from the Cochrane Collaboration. We analyzed nine relevant randomized controlled trials that included 679 patients. Meta-analysis showed that nifedipine was more effective than the beta-agonists in delaying delivery at least 48 hours [odds ratio (OR) 1.52, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.03, 2.24], or over 34 weeks (OR 1.87, 95% CI 1.11, 3.15). The agents did not di...Continue Reading

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