Re: pprom and antibiotics
From: Efrain Ramirez (eramirezt@coqui.net)
Mon Aug 8 18:45:04 2005
Give her another anitibiotic - whatever - and deliver...
>At Mon, 8 Aug 2005, Garry E. Siegel, M.D. wrote:
>
>Agree with prompt delivery. If you had it to do all over again:
>
>1. Culture for GBS upon admission if no result known.
>2. Cover with PCN for GBS.
>3. Deliver since 35 or more.
>
>The gastroschisis doesn't alter management.
>
>My understanding is that the latency is increased with Amp/Erythromycin.
>That is not needed here.
>
>Now, if you're already on Amp/Erythromycin, and she can't tolerate the
>Erythromycin, dropall antibiotics since GBS negative and deliver.
>
>Garry
>
>At Mon, 8 Aug 2005, Charlie Chambers wrote:
>>
>>Not necessarily. I figure that at 36 weeks this kid has a low chance of
>>RDS. What's the odds of chorio with PPROM or cord accident in the next
>>week? Worst case scenario, I guess I'd rather have a kid with
>>gastroschisis and at worst mild RDS, vs. gastroschisis wtih chorio or
>>cord compromise.
>>
>>On Aug 8, 2005, at 11:23 AM, Richard Chudacoff, MD wrote:
>>
>>> Would fetal gastroschisis change your management with PPROM?
>>>
>>>
>>> Richard Chudacoff, MD
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>>> Not sure why you're not delivering this patient with pprom at 36
>>> weeks.
>>>
>>> Robert Modugno MD MBA FACOG
>>> Marietta, GA
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>>> Subject: pprom and antibiotics
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>>> I have a question, which Bob Carpenter and I have discussed, but I
>>> wanted the groups opinion.
>>>
>>> 18 yo G1 at 35 weeks, PPROM. Started on Amp and Erythromycin
>>> prophylactically, but could not tolerate the Erythro, so this was
>>> stopped. GBS came back negative. Patient is now 36 weeks. My question
>>> is, in the face of data that shows in increase in resistance and
>>> necrotizing enterocolitis with ampicillin, Unasyn or Augmentin without
>>> erythromycin, would you continue the ampicillin? Now, let?s add the
>>> fact that the baby has gastroschisis?what would your antibiotic option
>>> be?
>>>
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