In managing symptomatic patients, a positive fetal fibronectin test result can be a helpful indicator to increase confidence in intervention. Even if these patients do not deliver within 2 weeks, they are significantly more likely to deliver before 37 weeks than patients who have a negative fFN test.
7 days = 12.7% |
14 days = 16.7% |
< 37 weeks gestation = 44.7% |
How many patients must be treated with corticosteroids to prevent one case of Respiratory Distress Syndrome?4
fFN Testing: Positive 17 |
No fFN Testing: 109 |
fFN Testing: Negative 509 |
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