Noninvasive High-Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation: A Retrospective Chart Review.

abstract：:This communication examines the diagnostic value of the leukocyte esterase activity (LEA) test in the detection of intra-amniotic infection. Amniotic fluid from 171 consecutive patients with premature rupture of membranes (n = 149) and preterm labor (n = 22) was obtained through amniocentesis. Gram stain, bacterial an...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Romero R,Emamian M,Wan M,Yarkoni S,McCormack W,Mazor M,Hobbins JC

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the interobserver reliability of fetal heart rate (FHR) pattern definition and interpretation assessed by physicians at various levels of training using standard Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) definitions and standard principles of interpret...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Epstein AJ,Twogood S,Lee RH,Opper N,Beavis A,Miller DA

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared short-term neonatal outcomes between premature infants with spontaneous preterm birth (s-PTB) and those delivered due to preeclampsia (PEC). Data were collected from women with singleton pregnancies admitted with spontaneous preterm labor (PTL) (2002 to 2005) and PEC (2005 to 2007). Patients delivering 24 ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Bastek JA,Srinivas SK,Sammel MD,Elovitz MA

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of multiple pregnancies, maternal obesity, and preeclampsia on the effect of antenatal steroids on neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). STUDY DESIGN:The retrospective cohort study was performed in a level III maternity ward. Population was composed of ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Claire L,Vieux R

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate whether tocolysis with nifedipine can be omitted in women with symptoms of preterm labor, a shortened cervix, and negative fetal fibronectin test. STUDY DESIGN:A randomized noninferiority trial was performed in all Dutch perinatal centers. Women with symptoms of preterm labor between 24 and 34 we...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Vis JY,van Baaren GJ,Wilms FF,Oudijk MA,Kwee A,Porath MM,Scheepers HC,Spaanderman ME,Bloemenkamp KW,van Lith JM,Bolte AC,Bax CJ,Cornette J,Duvekot JJ,Nij Bijvank SW,van Eyck J,Franssen MT,Sollie KM,Woiski M,Vandenbu

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:There is limited research exploring the relationship between design and patient safety outcomes, especially in maternal and neonatal care. We employed design thinking methodology to understand how the design of labor and delivery units impacts safety and identified spaces and systems where improvements are ne...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Sherman JP,Hedli LC,Kristensen-Cabrera AI,Lipman SS,Schwandt D,Lee HC,Sie L,Halamek LP,Austin NS,Safety Learning Laboratory for Neonatal and Maternal Care.

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to establish normative reference values for serum unconjugated estriol (E3) concentrations in insulin-dependent diabetic pregnancy. There were 1973 samples analyzed in 63 diabetic pregnancies not complicated by fetal distress and/or neonatal asphyxia. These samples were compared with 867 ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Miodovnik M,Mimouni F,Hertzberg VS,Siddiqi TA,Tsang RC

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to compare the pregnancy outcome of two different management strategies: outpatient versus inpatient in women with prenatal diagnosis of vasa previa. MATERIALS AND METHODS:This is a retrospective cohort study conducted at a single tertiary center. Women with a prenatally diagnosed v...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Fishel Bartal M,Sibai BM,Ilan H,Katz S,Schushan Eisen I,Kassif E,Yoeli R,Yinon Y,Mazaki-Tovi S

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:End-stage renal disease complicates only a small percentage of pregnancies, but, of these, virtually all become anemic due to a deficiency in erythropoietin. Erythropoietin has been shown to correct anemia due to renal disease in nonpregnant patients. We report two cases of erythropoietin use during pregnancy complica...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Scott LL,Ramin SM,Richey M,Hanson J,Gilstrap LC 3rd

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The occurrence of preterm labor is not uncommon in the pregnant quadriplegic. Early diagnosis is hampered by the inability of most quadriplegics to sense uterine contractions in the usual way. A patient we recently treated for preterm labor learned to recognize contractions by the associated symptoms of autonomic hype...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Catanzarite VA,Ferguson JE 2nd,Weinstein C,Belton SR

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A hospital-based case-controlled study was undertaken to determine maternal and neonatal characteristics associated with fractured clavicle. A total of 11,604 consecutive vaginal deliveries of liveborn infants in vertex presentation at the Mount Sinai Hospital from 1988 to 1990 were reviewed. Maternal and neonatal cha...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Brown BL,Lapinski R,Berkowitz GS,Holzman I

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We tabulated the incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) during a recent 4-year period among three neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) within a single health-care system. We then sought associations to explain differences in NEC incidence between the centers. Between January 1, 2002, and December 31, 2005, 6787...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Wiedmeier SE,Henry E,Baer VL,Stoddard RA,Eggert LD,Lambert DK,Christensen RD

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study we examined whether the vitamin D3 metabolites, 25-hydroxyvitamin D and 1-25-dihydroxycholecalciferol affected the production of the prostaglandins PGE2 and PGF2 alpha in human fetal membranes and placenta in vitro. Human amnion, chorion, decidual, and placental cells were maintained in primary mo...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Jones SA,Schneider H,Challis JR

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify characteristics predictive of survival of patients with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective analysis of clinical characteristics including severity of lung disease measured by oxygenation index (OI) associated with single-center survival in CDH patients (n = 81) from...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Mann PC,Morriss FH Jr,Klein JM

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare obstetric and neonatal outcomes between human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive (HIV+) and HIV negative (HIV-) women and to determine if racial disparities exist among pregnancies complicated by HIV infection. STUDY DESIGN:This was a retrospective analysis of data from the Consortium of Safe L...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Parikh L,Timofeev J,Singh J,Sullivan S,Huang CC,Landy HJ,Driggers RW

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective The aim of this article is to examine characteristics of birth tourism (BT) neonates admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Methods This was a retrospective review over 3 years; BT cases were identified, and relevant perinatal, medical, social, and financial data were collected and compared with ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Mikhael M,Cleary JP,Dhar V,Chen Y,Nguyen DV,Chang AC

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine if delayed cord clamping (DCC) affected brain myelin water volume fraction (VFm) and neurodevelopment in term infants. STUDY DESIGN: This was a single-blinded randomized controlled trial of healthy pregnant women with term singleton fetuses randomized at birth to either immedia...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Mercer JS,Erickson-Owens DA,Deoni SCL,Dean Iii DC,Tucker R,Parker AB,Joelson S,Mercer EN,Collins J,Padbury JF

更新日期：2020-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The Misgav-Ladach technique is recommended worldwide to perform cesarean sections but there is no consensus about the appropriate technique to use in patients with previous cesarean sections. This study evaluated the feasibility of the Misgav-Ladach technique in patients with previous cesarean sections. STUD...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Bolze PA,Massoud M,Gaucherand P,Doret M

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE: This study was aimed to describe continuous labor curves, including second stage, based on fetal head station. STUDY DESIGN: We performed a prospective multicenter cohort study. The inclusion criteria were women with singleton uncomplicated cephalic term pregnancies in labor, who delivered vaginally. We use...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Haberman S,Atallah F,Nizard J,Buhule O,Albert P,Gonen R,Ville Y,Paltieli Y

更新日期：2020-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary genital herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection in pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of vertical transmission to the fetus, especially with rupture of membranes. Two cases of primary herpes and two cases of recurrent herpes in pregnancy with preterm premature rupture of membranes and expectant manage...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Dietrich YM,Napolitano PG

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to compare national guidelines on the prevention of RhD alloimmunization. STUDY DESIGN: We performed a review of four national guidelines on prevention of alloimmunization from the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaec...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Sperling JD,Dahlke JD,Sutton D,Gonzalez JM,Chauhan SP

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infant respiratory distress syndrome (IRDS) can lead to impaired alveolarization and dysmorphic vascularization of bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Clara cell secretory protein (CC10) has anti-inflammatory properties but is deficient in the premature infant. Because surfactant and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Wolfson MR,Funanage VL,Kirwin SM,Pilon AL,Shashikant BN,Miller TL,Shaffer TH

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using first trimester fetal crown-rump length (CRL) measurements as the criterion for gestational dating, rather than menstrual history or neonatal gestational age evaluation after birth, may be a more accurate way of evaluating the accuracy of second or third trimester ultrasonic measurements for gestational age esti...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Ott WJ

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amniocentesis to guide the management of preterm pregnancies complicated by premature rupture of the membranes (PROM) has been adopted at several centers. The purpose of this study was to evaluate this practice prospectively among comparable groups of patients, which has not previously been reported. Forty-seven patie...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Cotton DB,Gonik B,Bottoms SF

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to estimate if preterm premature rupture of membranes in women with cerclage is due to the cerclage itself or rather the underlying risk factors for preterm birth in this population. STUDY DESIGN: This was a retrospective cohort study of singleton pregnancies who underwent Shirodka...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Muniz Rodriguez A,Pastor A,Fox NS

更新日期：2020-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Fetal tachyarrhythmias complicate 0.5% of pregnancies, with high morbidity and mortality. We hypothesized that maternal factors may predispose to fetal supraventricular tachycardia (SVT). STUDY DESIGN:We reviewed medical records of all 124 mothers who presented to the Vanderbilt Fetal Cardiology Clinic from ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Johnson JA,Williams P,Lu Z,Kavanaugh-McHugh A,Fish FA,Killen SA

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The estimation of plasma bilirubin concentration in neonates, using a transcutaneous, noninvasive jaundice meter, is significantly affected by many factors, such as gestational age, birthweight, phototherapy, and skin pigmentation. In an attempt to minimize the influence of skin color and hence circumvent the need for...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Linder N,Regev A,Gazit G,Carplus M,Mandelberg A,Tamir I,Reichman B

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective We aimed to evaluate which patient-level factors influence mode of delivery among candidates for operative vaginal delivery. Study Design Cross-sectional study of candidates for operative vaginal delivery from 18 hospitals over 8 years. Probabilities of mode of delivery were estimated using hierarchical logi...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Metz TD,Gonzalez C,Allshouse AA,Henry E,Esplin S

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine if patients with a history of low pregnancy-associated plasma protein A (PAPP-A) in an initial pregnancy are at higher risk for adverse obstetric outcomes in a subsequent pregnancy. STUDY DESIGN:This was a retrospective cohort study in patients who underwent first trimester screening for PAPP-A ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Zafman KB,Getrajdman CS,Arnold MK,Stone JL

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the article is to review the effectiveness of neonatal noninvasive high-frequency ventilation (NIHFV) in preventing endotracheal mechanical ventilation. STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective case series including all 79 instances of NIHFV use at four participating centers between July 2010 and September 2012...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Mukerji A,Singh B,Helou SE,Fusch C,Dunn M,Belik J,Shah V

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00