Outpatient versus inpatient care for preterm premature rupture of membranes before 34 weeks of gestation

Hanane Bouchghoul, Gilles Kayem, Thomas Schmitz, Alexandra Benachi, Loïc Sentilhes, Chloé Dussaux, Marie-Victoire Senat, Hanane Bouchghoul, Gilles Kayem, Thomas Schmitz, Alexandra Benachi, Loïc Sentilhes, Chloé Dussaux, Marie-Victoire Senat

Abstract

Preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) is associated with an increased risk of serious maternal, fetal, and neonatal morbidities. We compared neonatal outcomes of women with PPROM before 34+0 weeks of gestation according to inpatient or outpatient management policy. 587 women with PPROM >48 hours, 246 (41.9%) in the group with an inpatient care policy (ICP) and 341 (58.1%) in the group with an outpatient care policy (OCP), were identified in France, from 2009 to 2012. Neonatal outcomes were compared between the two groups using logistic regression. A second analysis was performed to compare inpatient care and effective outpatient care (discharge from hospital) through propensity score matching. The outcome was a neonatal composite variable including one or more of the neonatal morbidity complications. The perinatal composite outcome was 14.6% with the ICP and 15.5% with the OCP (p = 0.76). After using the 1:1 ratio propensity score matching, effective outpatient care was not associated with a significantly higher risk of the perinatal composite outcome (OR 0.88, CI 0.35 to 2.25; p = 0.80) compared with inpatient care. Outpatient care is not associated with an increased rate of obstetric or neonatal complications and can be an alternative to hospital care for women with uncomplicated PPROM.

Conflict of interest statement

Dr. Sentilhes carried out consultancy work and has been a lecturer for Ferring Laboratories. The other authors declare no competing interests.

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