Discussion: 'Maternal hypotension during cesarean section' by Maayan-Metzger et al.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of the study was to evaluate the influence of antibiotic use on the prevalence of symptomatic vulvovaginal candidiasis. STUDY DESIGN:This is a case-control study of 684 women with symptomatic vulvovaginal candidiasis who were enrolled at a vaginitis clinic and 901 control subjects who attended a ...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Spinillo A,Capuzzo E,Acciano S,De Santolo A,Zara F

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In spite of the relative safety and medical advantages of vaginal birth after cesarean section, the procedure continues to be underutilized in the private practice setting. To evaluate the hypothesis that resistance by the patient often precludes a trial of labor, an observational study was conducted of all women with...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Joseph GF Jr,Stedman CM,Robichaux AG

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The cavitational ultrasonic surgical aspirator is a newer surgical instrument that has been shown to be effective in tumor resection. The purpose of this study was to evaluate its usefulness for cytoreduction of advanced ovarian cancer. STUDY DESIGN:Over a 24-month period patients with advanced ovarian cance...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Rose PG

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pre-eclampsia is characterized by uteroplacental ischemia. Prostaglandins can alter systemic blood pressure as well as regulate blood flow to the fetoplacental unit. In the present study, levels of prostaglandin E were significantly decreased in placental tissue from pre-eclamptic patients. Prostaglandin F, a potent v...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Demers LM,Gabbe SG

更新日期：1976-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A randomized prospective trial was performed to compare the efficacy and safety of ritodrine and indomethacin in the long-term treatment of preterm labor. Forty patients with intact membranes in preterm labor at 23 to 34 weeks' gestation were randomized to receive either intravenous ritodrine or oral indomethacin as t...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Besinger RE,Niebyl JR,Keyes WG,Johnson TR

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We report our experience with a technique for planning the final vaginal caliber and location of the vaginal apex in patients with severe vaginal prolapse. STUDY DESIGN:During the 2-year period ending April 1998, the technique was used in all 27 patients who were undergoing vaginal repair of prolapse perform...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Hoffman MS,Lockhart J,Garvin D

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fetal malpositions and cephalic malpresentations are well-recognized causes of failure to progress in labor. They frequently require operative delivery, and are associated with an increased probability of fetal and maternal complications. Traditional obstetrics emphasizes the role of digital examinations, but recent s...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Bellussi F,Ghi T,Youssef A,Salsi G,Giorgetta F,Parma D,Simonazzi G,Pilu G

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Herceptin (trastuzumab) is an adjuvant chemotherapy agent used in treatment of certain breast cancers. Limited information is available on the use of herceptin in pregnancy. This case is a twin pregnancy exposed to herceptin until 23 weeks' gestation. One twin had chronic renal failure develop, whereas the other twin ...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Beale JM,Tuohy J,McDowell SJ

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to summarize recent evidence regarding infection-associated preterm birth and to make appropriate recommendations. Antepartum treatment of lower genital tract infection or bacterial colonization has been found to reduce the incidence of preterm birth in the case of asymptomatic b...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Klein LL,Gibbs RS

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of substance use and psychotherapeutic medications on menstrual characteristics in women who are human immunodeficiency virus seropositive and seronegative. STUDY DESIGN:Menstrual calendars were prospectively collected for 1075 women who were human immunod...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Harlow SD,Cohen M,Ohmit SE,Schuman P,Cu-Uvin S,Lin X,Greenblatt R,Gurtman A,Khalsa A,Minkoff H,Young MA,Klein RS

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Our purpose was to evaluate the role of testing for intermediate- and high-risk human papillomavirus by use of a hybrid capture technique for predicting which patients with abnormal Papanicolaou smears are most likely to have squamous intraepithelial lesions or cancer. STUDY DESIGN:Cervical cytologic studies...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Hatch KD,Schneider A,Abdel-Nour MW

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Large ovarian cysts are conventionally treated by laparotomy. We describe a technique of transabdominal drainage under ultrasonographic control followed by laparoscopic excision of an ovarian cyst that was 24 x 10 x 20 cm. This approach has the benefits of minimal-access surgery and is suitable for unilocular benign c...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Nagele F,Magos AL

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oral contraceptives (OCs) raise the plasma levels of some clotting factors, especially factor VII. Until recently, however, there has been no evidence for a relationship between high levels of clotting factor and the onset of clinically manifest vascular disease. It has not been established, on a preliminary basis, th...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Meade TW

更新日期：1982-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We sought to determine the pregnancy and infant outcomes of women with gestational diabetes who attempted vaginal birth after previous cesarean delivery. STUDY DESIGN:We conducted a retrospective cohort study to compare women with gestational diabetes with matched control subjects without diabetes who attemp...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Coleman TL,Randall H,Graves W,Lindsay M

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to determine whether any association exists between preeclampsia and circulating platelet activating factor levels. STUDY DESIGN:We performed a cross-sectional observational study of circulating platelet activating factor concentrations in nonpregnant women, normotensive pregnant wo...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Rowland BL,Vermillion ST,Roudebush WE

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Pregnancies complicated by diabetes are frequently characterized by an increased volume of amniotic fluid, and the pathophysiologic mechanism of this increase is not known. Our goal was to evaluate the relationship between amniotic fluid glucose concentration and the amniotic fluid index in pregnancies compli...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Dashe JS,Nathan L,McIntire DD,Leveno KJ

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study evaluated faculty compliance in the use of the global surgical rating scale of the Objective Structured Assessment of Technical Skills to rate resident surgical performance after every endoscopic procedure. STUDY DESIGN:For this prospective cohort study, 4 faculty members in the Minimally Invasive...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Gosman GG,Simhan HN,Guido RS,Lee TT,Mansuria SM,Sanfilippo JS

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyzed the records of 26 pregnant patients receiving chronic steroids to assess the combined effect of pregnancy and glucocorticoid administration on glucose tolerance. Five patients (19.2%) developed diabetes mellitus, four of whom required insulin. In a pregnant control group of 1325 patients, 53 patients (4.0%...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Landy HJ,Isada NB,McGinnis J,Ratner R,Grossman JH 3rd

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Androgen resistance is thought to vary phenotypically from a normal female to an infertile male. Previous evaluation of infertile males has been limited to androgen receptor-binding affinity. The androgen receptor gene has been isolated, cloned, and studied extensively in patients with complete androgen insensitivity ...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Akin JW,Behzadian A,Tho SP,McDonough PG

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Umbilical arterial velocity waveforms were recorded in 69 pairs of twins by means of continuous-wave Doppler analysis and an Angioscan spectrum analyzer. A systolic/diastolic ratio was measured for each twin. The sum of the systolic/diastolic ratio was calculated and the difference between each twin was expressed as t...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Saldana LR,Eads MC,Schaefer TR

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this investigation was to characterize soluble endoglin (sEng) concentrations in second-trimester serum of women who either develop preeclampsia or have a normal pregnancy. STUDY DESIGN:Single second-trimester serum samples obtained from healthy, nonsmoking women who subsequently developed s...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Robinson CJ,Johnson DD

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Responses of the component tissues of the nonpregnant ovine uterus to intravenous administration of norepinephrine were determined with radioactively labeled microspheres under flowmeter guidance. During a mean decrease in uterine conductance to 42 per cent of control, no significant differences in the distribution of...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Griss FC Jr

更新日期：1978-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nine female patients with the rare congenital arteriovenous malformation of the pelvis were treated at New York University Medical Center in the past 8 years. The patients varied significantly in the anatomic location of the arteriovenous malformation, clinical presentation, and natural course of disease. A gynecologi...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Beller U,Rosen RJ,Beckman EM,Markoff G,Berenstein A

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Motrin (ibuprofen), a potent inhibitor of prostaglandin synthetase, was tested in women and men for treatment of recurrences of genital herpes. In a double-blind trial, no statistically significant differences were observed between treated and placebo groups in any of the measured parameters. ...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Milch PO,Monheit AG,Rochelson BL,Metz G,Baker DA

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The purpose of this study was to compare transobturator tape (MONARC) with tension-free vaginal tape in patients with borderline low maximum urethral closure pressure. STUDY DESIGN:Historical cohort analysis of 3-month outcomes in 145 subjects (MONARC = 85; tension-free vaginal tape = 60). A cut-off point...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Miller JJ,Botros SM,Akl MN,Aschkenazi SO,Beaumont JL,Goldberg RP,Sand PK

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Biopsy tissues from women with postinfectious tubal infertility were studied for the presence of Chlamydia trachomatis. STUDY DESIGN:Tubal biopsy specimens from 25 women with postinfectious tubal infertility undergoing laparoscopy for repair of fallopian tubes were evaluated by culture, in situ hybridization...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Patton DL,Askienazy-Elbhar M,Henry-Suchet J,Campbell LA,Cappuccio A,Tannous W,Wang SP,Kuo CC

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intravenous hydralazine was administered to 16 spontaneously hypertensive rats on day 21 of gestation. The radioactive labeled microsphere technique was used to assess the change in organ perfusion produced by the drug. Vascular resistance to most organs was decreased, except to the placentas, stomach, and cecum, wher...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Lipshitz J,Ahokas RA,Reynolds SL

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We sought to determine whether midpregnancy antioxidant levels are associated with preeclampsia, overall and by timing of onset. STUDY DESIGN:We carried out a case-control study, nested within a cohort of 5337 pregnant women in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Blood samples obtained at 24-26 weeks were assayed for ...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Cohen JM,Kramer MS,Platt RW,Basso O,Evans RW,Kahn SR

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intervillous placental blood flow and indices of fetal heart rate variability were measured from seven healthy pregnant women in the last trimester of pregnancy, once before and twice after smoking one cigarette. A blood flow reduction was observed in seven, a rise in five, and no change in two measurements. When inte...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Rauramo I,Forss M,Kariniemi V,Lehtovirta P

更新日期：1983-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Many women with urinary incontinence (UI) have symptoms that continue over many years; however, virtually nothing is known about factors that are associated with persistent UI. STUDY DESIGN:We studied 36,843 participants of the Nurses' Health Study, aged 54-79 years at baseline for the UI study, who provided...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Devore EE,Minassian VA,Grodstein F

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00