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<journal-id>0121-0807</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista de la Universidad Industrial de Santander. Salud]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Univ. Ind. Santander. Salud]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0121-0807</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Industrial de Santander]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0121-08072017000100045</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.18273/revsal.v49n1-2017005</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Inducción del parto versus manejo expectante en ruptura prematura de membranas pretérmino: revisión sistemática y metanálisis]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Induction of labor versus expectant management in patients with preterm premature rupture of membranes: a systematic review and meta-analysis]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Téllez G]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Diego A]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ramírez F]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Santiago]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Parada B]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Nathalia S]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Fernández-Niño]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Julián A]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Industrial de Santander.  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bucaramanga ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>49</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>45</fpage>
<lpage>55</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0121-08072017000100045&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0121-08072017000100045&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0121-08072017000100045&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  La ruptura prematura de membranas pretérmino (PPROM) es una patología obstétrica que genera un alto riesgo de morbilidad fetal. Pese a esto, actualmente prevalece la incertidumbre ante el manejo adecuado para ésta entidad.  Objetivo:  Comparar los desenlaces materno-fetales de la inducción del parto (IL) y manejo expectante (EM)  Metodología:  Revisión sistemática y metanálisis Fuentes de datos: Se buscó en las bases de datos MEDLINE, EMBASE, SCIELO y Google Académico. Criterios de elección, pacientes e intervenciones: Se incluyeron ensayos clínicos aleatorizados controlados y estudios de cohortes que compararan el EM e IL en pacientes con PPROM entre la semana 24 a 36 6/7, y que adicionalmente tuvieran en cuenta como desenlaces analizados: sepsis neonatal (NS), síndrome de distrés respiratorio (SDR), muerte neonatal y corioamionitis. Recolección de datos y análisis: La extracción y registro de datos se ejecutó por dos revisores de forma independiente. La evaluación de calidad se realizó con CONSORT y STROBE, según corresponda. Metanálisis: Para cada desenlance, se realizó la estimación del Riesgo Relativo (RR) consolidado, usando modelos de efectos aleatorios.  Resultados:  Un total de 3378 mujeres con PPROM fueron incluidas en los 9 estudios (8 ensayos clínicos). En el meta-análisis no se encontraron diferencias significativas en la ocurrencia de SDR (RR= 1,08; IC 95%: 0,89-1,31), ni de sepsis neonatal (RR= 0,92; IC 95%: 0,61-1,39), en los tratados con IL comparados con el EM. Tampoco se encontraron diferencias significativas en la ocurrencia de muertes neonatales (RR= 1,34; IC 95%: 0,93-1,93) ni corioamnionitis (RR= 0,88; IC 95%: 0,58-1,35).  Conclusiones:  Los resultados sugieren que no existe evidencia de diferencias estadísticamente significativas en la ocurrencia de los principales desenlaces cuando se compara EM con IL. Más estudios y con mayores tamaños de muestras son necesarios.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  Preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM), is an obstetric pathology that causes a high-risk of morbidities and higher rate of hospital readmission in the first month of life. However, the management of this patology is still uncertain.  Objetive:  To compare maternal-fetal outcomes of induction of labor (IL) and expectant management (EM) in order to determine the actions to follow.  Methodology:  Systematic review and meta-analysis Data collection: We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, SCIELO and Google Scholar. Selection Criteria, patients and interventions: Controlled randomized clinical trial and cohort studies were included. These studies compared the EM and IL in patients with PPROM within 24 to 36 6/7 weeks and take into account outcomes such as neonatal sepsis (NS), respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), neonatal death or chorioamnionitis. Analysis and data collection: Two authors independently executed the extraction and recording of data. Quality assessment was performed with the CONSORT or STROBE score, accordingly. Meta-analysis: For each outcome, a pooled Relative Risk was estimated using random effects models.  Results 3378 women with PPROM were included in 9 studies (8 clinical trials). In the meta-analysis, we did not find a statistically significant differences in the occurrence of RDS (RR =1.08; 95% CI: 0.89-1.31 or NS (RR= 0.92; IC 95%: 0.61-1.39), in the IL group in comparison with EM. We did not find either differences in the occurrence of neonatal deaths (RR= 1.34; IC 95%: 0.93-1.93) or chorioamnionitis ( RR= 0.88; IC 95%: 0.58-1.35).  Conclusions:  The results suggest that there is no evidence of statistically significant differences in the occurrence of major outcomes when comparing MS with IL. Further studies and larger sample sizes will be necesary.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Ruptura prematura de membranas prétermino]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Inducción del parto]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Síndrome de distrés respiratorio neonatal]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Watchful Waitings]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome]]></kwd>
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