Induction of labor using high-dose or low-dose prostaglandin vaginal pessaries.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Complex wound failures are a source of significant morbidity and mortality. They are costly and time consuming to treat, and may evolve into chronic, debilitating conditions. Vacuum-assisted closure is a novel wound healing technique applying subatmospheric pressure to wounds to expedite healing. CASES:We r...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Argenta PA,Rahaman J,Gretz HF 3rd,Nezhat F,Cohen CJ

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case-control study was performed to study risk factors for postpartum hemorrhage. Cases of hemorrhage were defined by a hematocrit decrease of 10 points or more between admission and post-delivery or by the need for red-cell transfusion. Patients with antenatal bleeding were excluded. Among 9598 vaginal deliveries, ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Combs CA,Murphy EL,Laros RK Jr

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe obesity prevention and treatment practices of U.S. obstetrician-gynecologists. METHODS:A cross-sectional survey was mailed to 1,806 practicing members of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) in February-April 2005. RESULTS:Of the 900 respondents who returned questionnai...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Power ML,Cogswell ME,Schulkin J

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether stage of disease and treatment patterns account for mortality differences between black and white women with cervical cancer. METHODS:Using data obtained from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program for 1988-1994, we determined the associations between race and sta...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Howell EA,Chen YT,Concato J

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the ultrasonographic findings of ovarian ectopic pregnancies. METHODS:The ultrasonographic reports, videotapes, medical records, and operative summaries were reviewed for all women with a confirmed diagnosis of an ovarian ectopic pregnancy. Examinations were personally conducted by a physician wh...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Comstock C,Huston K,Lee W

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine if oncogene overexpression in patients with advanced epithelial ovarian cancer correlates with survival. METHODS:Twenty-two women with stage III ovarian cancer, observed for a median of 66 (range 48-204) months were compared with 30 with a median survival of 18 (range 2-28) months. Using immunoc...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Goff BA,Muntz HG,Greer BE,Tamimi HK,Gown AM

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To quantitatively and qualitatively describe the patient experience for clinically stable patients presenting with miscarriage to the emergency department (ED) or ambulatory clinics. METHODS:We present a subanalysis of a mixed-methods study from 2016 on factors that influence miscarriage treatment decision-m...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Miller CA,Roe AH,McAllister A,Meisel ZF,Koelper N,Schreiber CA

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method of removing an IUD whose strings may be lost is discussed. Having identified the intrauterine location of the IUD by touch with probe, a second Lippes loop was placed and the long strings not trimmed at all. When the patient returned later the most recently placed loop was removed and the strings of the fir...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Evans GT

更新日期：1974-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the effectiveness of a physician-based intervention to promote smoking cessation during pregnancy, we conducted this randomized controlled trial in the resident-staffed prenatal clinics at the University of North Carolina Women's Hospital . Two hundred fifty prenatal patients who smoked were enrolled at th...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Hartmann KE,Thorp JM Jr,Pahel-Short L,Koch MA

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report on the incidence of translocations detected among 300 Greek couples referred for cytogenetic investigation because of repeated abortion, stillbirth, and/or the birth of children with multiple congenital anomalies. Translocations were detected in 16 cases, ie, 1 of 19 couples. However, the incidence ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Tsenghi C,Metaxotou C,Kalpini-Mavrou A,Strataki-Benetou M,Matsaniotis N

更新日期：1981-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postcesarean section febrile morbidity remains a common problem on obstetric services. Although a few preliminary studies have reported on the use of ultrasound to assess the postcesarean section patient, they have not compared sonographic findings with either intraoperative or postoperative events. These reports have...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Faustin D,Minkoff H,Schaffer R,Crombleholme W,Schwarz R

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare sexual function in women with urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse and to determine the effects of therapy on sexual function. METHODS:343 community-dwelling women older than 45 years with urinary incontinence or advanced prolapse were recruited into a multi-armed clinical trial. Women w...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Barber MD,Visco AG,Wyman JF,Fantl JA,Bump RC,Continence Program for Women Research Group.

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To develop a simulation-based curricular unit for labor and delivery teams involved in obstetric emergencies to detect and address common mistakes. METHODS:A simulation-based curricular unit for hands-on training of four obstetric emergency scenarios was developed using high-tech mannequins and low-tech simu...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Maslovitz S,Barkai G,Lessing JB,Ziv A,Many A

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hemodynamic effects of intravenously infused dihydralazine (incremental doses up to 125 micrograms per minute during 60 minutes) were studied in ten women with acute or superimposed severe preeclampsia. The intervillous and umbilical vein blood flow were measured before and during dihydralazine infusion with 133Xe...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Jouppila P,Kirkinen P,Koivula A,Ylikorkala O

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Suspected bowel adhesions are generally considered to be a contraindication to laparoscopy. Among 32 patients who were refused laparoscopy for that reason, only 1 patient was found to have adhesions at laparotomy. To attempt preoperative diagnosis of intraabdominal adhesions, needle laparoscopy was performed in 21 pat...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Cook WA

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Restriction enzyme digestion and Southern blot hybridization were used to analyze deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) extracted from exfoliated cervical cells for the presence of human papillomavirus sequences and these results were correlated with cytologic findings on Papanicolaou smears. Specimens (N = 204) were obtained f...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Lörincz AT,Temple GF,Patterson JA,Jenson AB,Kurman RJ,Lancaster WD

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to evaluate the most reliable means of determining fetal maturity, six amniotic fluid components were analyzed from 99 women who were 22 to 40 weeks pregnant. The six parameters investigated were: amylase activity the lecithin to sphingomyelin (L/S) ratio, percentage of fat cells, and the concentrations of pr...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Fernadez De Castro A,Usategui-Gomez M,Spellacy WN

更新日期：1975-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Burkitt lymphoma during pregnancy is a rare event, and outcomes have been poor. However, few patients were treated by current standards, with nearly half receiving single-agent cyclophosphamide or no chemotherapy. CASE:A patient with Burkitt lymphoma presenting at 11 6/7 weeks' gestation was treated with su...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Barnes MN,Barrett JC,Kimberlin DF,Kilgore LC

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During a five-year period, 2815 patients undergoing 5685 fetal heart rate (FHR) tests produced 147 positive contraction stress tests. Baseline FHR patterns were considered reactive if three or more accelerations occurred during 30 minutes of the contraction stress test and nonreactive if fewer or no accelerations were...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Devoe LD

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the survival, rates and patterns of recurrence, and perioperative morbidity in medically compromised women with endometrial cancer treated by primary vaginal hysterectomy. METHODS:Fifty-one patients with endometrial cancer treated initially by vaginal hysterectomy between 1977 and 1999 were identifi...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Chan JK,Lin YG,Monk BJ,Tewari K,Bloss JD,Berman ML

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the effectiveness of lidocaine spray compared with conventional lidocaine submucosal injection during a loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP). METHODS:Women undergoing LEEP for any degrees of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia were invited to participate. The participants were randomly as...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Vanichtantikul A,Charoenkwan K

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy is a common condition that affects the health of a pregnant woman and her fetus. It can diminish a woman's quality of life and also significantly contributes to health care costs and time lost from work (1, 2). Because morning sickness is common in early pregnancy, the presence of naus...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors：

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inflammatory pseudotumor is a rare benign cause of lymphadenopathy previously reported in several anatomic locations that can simulate malignant neoplasm. CASE:A postmenopausal woman presented with abdominal pain, generalized malaise, leukocytosis, and intermittent fevers up to 102 degrees F. A 5-day course...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Spannuth WA,Leath CA 3rd,Conner MG,Alvarez RD

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Collagen is a widespread body constituent that is affected by estrogen status in women. Its decrease after menopause can be prevented and/or restored by estrogen treatment. We explored the effect of four different hormonal replacement regimens on total skin collagen content by measuring hydroxyproline in skin biopsy s...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Brincat M,Versi E,Moniz CF,Magos A,de Trafford J,Studd JW

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To comprehensively review and critically assess the available gynecologic surgery venous thromboembolism prophylaxis literature and provide clinical practice guidelines. DATA SOURCES:MEDLINE and Cochrane databases from inception to July 2010. We included randomized controlled trials in gynecologic surgery po...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Rahn DD,Mamik MM,Sanses TVD,Matteson KA,Aschkenazi SO,Washington BB,Steinberg AC,Harvie HS,Lukban JC,Uhlig K,Balk EM,Sung VW,Society of Gynecologic Surgeons Systematic Review Group.

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the patterns of care and outcome of women with early cervical cancer in the United States based on surgical or radiation intent-to-treat principles. METHODS:The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results 1995 public-use file was the data source. Subjects between the ages of 15 and 80 years at di...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Brewster WR,Monk BJ,Ziogas A,Anton-Culver H,Yamada SD,Berman ML

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To document the initial clinical diagnoses, determine the prevalence of urinary symptoms, and test for intravesical potassium sensitivity in gynecologic patients with chronic pelvic pain. METHODS:Gynecologists at three United States medical centers administered the Potassium Sensitivity Test to consecutive u...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Parsons CL,Bullen M,Kahn BS,Stanford EJ,Willems JJ

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a series of 20 patients who underwent uterine suspension performed through a laparoscope, as part of conservative treatment for infertility and pelvic pain. The operative technique is easily mastered by a skilled laparoscopist who is prepared to deal with intra- or postoperative complications. Avulsion of t...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Mann WJ,Stenger VG

更新日期：1978-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a serious anxiety disorder triggered by the experience of trauma. One in 4 individuals exposed to trauma will develop PTSD. Victims of trauma are frequent users of health care, but screening is rarely done and most sequelae remain undetected. Our objectives were 1) to d...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Meltzer-Brody S,Hartmann K,Miller WC,Scott J,Garrett J,Davidson J

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of an estrogen-regulated protein of Mr 24,000 (24K) was studied in 43 patients diagnosed as having endometrial adenocarcinoma. using an anti-24K monoclonal antibody, a modified immunoperoxidase system (avidinbiotin complex) was used to detect the presence of 24K in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Sledge GW Jr,Ramzy I,Dressler LG,Dorr FA,Adams DJ,McGuire WL

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00