Abstract:
BACKGROUND:Cervical ripening of an unfavorable cervix can be achieved by placement of a transcervical catheter. Advantages of this method include both lower cost and lower risk of tachysystole than other methods. Despite widespread use with varying degrees of applied tension, an unanswered question is whether there is an advantage to placing the transcervical catheter to tension compared with placement without tension. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to determine whether tension placed on a transcervical balloon catheter that is inserted for cervical ripening results in a faster time to delivery. STUDY DESIGN:This was a prospective, randomized controlled trial; 140 women who underwent cervical ripening (Bishop score, ≤6) were assigned randomly to a balloon catheter with applied tension vs no tension. Tension was created when the catheter was taped to the patient's thigh and tension was reapplied in 30-minute increments. There were 67 patients in the tension group and 73 patients in the no tension group. Low-dose oxytocin (maximum, 6 mU/min) was administered after catheter placement. The primary outcome was time from catheter insertion to delivery. A secondary outcome was time from insertion to catheter expulsion. The Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was used to determine whether the data were distributed normally. Survival curves that used lifetables were constructed from time of catheter insertion to delivery and from time of catheter insertion to catheter expulsion and were compared with the use of the Wilcoxon (Gehan) Breslow statistic. A probability value of <.05 was set to denote statistical significance. RESULTS:Baseline characteristics were similar between groups. The median time from catheter insertion to delivery was not significantly different between the tension group and the no tension group (16.2 vs 16.9 hours; P=.814). The median time from catheter insertion to expulsion, however, was significantly less in the tension group vs the no tension group (2.6 vs 4.6 hours; P<.001), respectively. Vaginal delivery within 24 hours was not significantly different between the tension and no tension groups (41/52 [79%] vs 37/52 [71%]; P=.365) nor were there significant differences in cesarean delivery rates between the tension and no tension groups (17/67 [25%] vs 27/73 [37%]; P=.139). CONCLUSION:Application of tension did not result in faster delivery times but did result in faster times to catheter expulsion.
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Am J Obstet Gynecoljournal_title
American journal of obstetrics and gynecologyauthors
Fruhman G,Gavard JA,Amon E,Flick KV,Miller C,Gross GAdoi
10.1016/j.ajog.2016.09.082subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2017-01-01 00:00:00pages
67.e1-67.e9issue
1eissn
0002-9378issn
1097-6868pii
S0002-9378(16)30789-Xjournal_volume
216pub_type
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journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2010.08.024
更新日期:2010-12-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2009.02.017
更新日期:2009-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:We performed a retrospective review of the literature on the complications that could be associated potentially with water birth. STUDY DESIGN:We performed an extensive review of the medical literature using the Pub Med search engine, which is available through the National Library of Medicine. We also exami...
journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2003.12.007
更新日期:2004-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::Diurnal profiles have been constructed for glucose, free fatty acids (FFA), triglycerides, cholesterol, and ten neutral amino acids in subjects with normal carbohydrate metabolism during late pregnancy and in age- and weight-matched nongravid women. Samples of blood were secured during a 24 hour period while the subje...
journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1981-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::In this study, we examined whether the doubling time of human chorionic gonadotropin is different at different stages of early pregnancy and whether the use of multiple nomograms for doubling time of human chorionic gonadotropin rather than a single critical value can improve the diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy. Forty-...
journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0002-9378(87)80349-6
更新日期:1987-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2008.05.006
更新日期:2008-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0002-9378(89)90158-0
更新日期:1989-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0002-9378(97)70571-4
更新日期:1997-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0002-9378(97)70600-8
更新日期:1997-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0002-9378(88)90089-0
更新日期:1988-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To test the effect of prolactin (PRL) on expression of proinflammatory cytokines and matrix metallopeptidase 9 (MMP-9) in vitro. STUDY DESIGN:Tissue explants were incubated from 4 to 48 hours alone or in the presence of 500 ng/mL PRL, and mRNA expression in tissues and secretion of interleukin (IL)-1β, tumor...
journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2014.01.039
更新日期:2014-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:This study was undertaken to examine routine cervical cancer screening diagnoses and outcomes on an age-specific basis in a US population. STUDY DESIGN:We conducted an observational cohort study using 1997-2002 health plan administrative and laboratory data for women enrolled at Kaiser Permanente Northwest (...
journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2004.01.043
更新日期:2004-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 评论,杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2009.11.012
更新日期:2010-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0002-9378(86)90752-0
更新日期:1986-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0002-9378(77)90562-2
更新日期:1977-06-15 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effects of smokeless tobacco use during pregnancy. STUDY DESIGN:We examined birth weight, preterm delivery, and preeclampsia in women who were delivered of singleton, live-born infants in Sweden from 1999 through 2000. For each snuff user, 10 cigarette smokers and...
journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1067/s0002-9378(03)00661-6
更新日期:2003-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2016.01.168
更新日期:2016-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/0002-9378(90)90588-x
更新日期:1990-07-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0002-9378(81)90480-4
更新日期:1981-03-15 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0002-9378(89)90517-6
更新日期:1989-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:1980-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
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更新日期:1995-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2004.12.083
更新日期:2005-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0002-9378(98)80026-4
更新日期:1998-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:1993-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2007.03.085
更新日期:2007-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2020.05.020
更新日期:2020-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:Amniotic fluid embolism syndrome is a fatal disease in pregnant women. The exact role of platelets and neutrophils in amniotic fluid embolism syndrome is not clear. We examined whether amniotic fluid could affect platelet-neutrophil aggregation and activation and the possible mechanisms. STUDY DESIGN:Blood s...
journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2013.01.012
更新日期:2013-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:The objectives of this study were to investigate differences in diameter and vasoconstriction of premyometrial versus uteroplacental radial arteries and to evaluate the contribution of nitric oxide (NO) to myogenic tone as a function of vessel location. STUDY DESIGN:Radial arteries supplying either the myom...
journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1067/s0002-9378(03)00623-9
更新日期:2003-11-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0002-9378(16)32484-x
更新日期:1982-03-15 00:00:00