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. 2014 Apr 14;2014(4):CD008053. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008053.pub3

Taghavi 2008.

Methods RCT (little information on methods, findings reported in a brief abstract).
Participants 60 women attending an Iranian hospital with PPROM between 26 and 32 weeks' gestation.
Interventions All women were observed in hospital for 1 week before randomisation to inpatient or outpatient management.
Outcomes Latency period, 5‐min Apgar score, NICU admission, neonatal ventilation, neonatal mortality.
Notes This study was reported in a brief abstract. Original data were not set out in the results (P values for statistical tests examining differences between groups were provided). We have attempted to contact the authors for more information on study methods and results but have not been successful so far.

NICU: neonatal intensive care unit
 PPROM: preterm prelabour rupture of membranes
 RCT: randomised controlled trial