Survival and ventilatory course of a regional cohort of very low birthweight (501-1500 gm) infants.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study is to assess if women with arrested preterm labor (PTL) have an increased risk of preterm delivery (PTD) compared with healthy pregnant women, and if digital examination, fetal fibronectin (fFn) and cervical length (CL) are prognostic markers for PTD after arrested PTL. STUDY DESIGN:Pro...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Wilms FF,Vis JY,de Wit-Zuurendonk L,Porath MM,Mol BW

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Placenta previa and prior cesarean delivery are known risk factors for placenta accreta. However, other risk factors have not been identified. Our objective was to examine risk factors for accreta using data collected prospectively in a large multicenter cohort. STUDY DESIGN:Secondary analysis of women with ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Bowman ZS,Eller AG,Bardsley TR,Greene T,Varner MW,Silver RM

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This case-controlled study reviewed 26 cases of uterine rupture at an academic medical center. Controls were selected in a 2:1 design by reviewing the immediate successful vaginal birth after cesarean delivery (VBAC) before and after each case of uterine rupture. At less than 2 hours before delivery or acute uterine r...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Craver Pryor E,Mertz HL,Beaver BW,Koontz G,Martinez-Borges A,Smith JG,Merrill D

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arteriovenous malformations of the Vein of Galen continue to present diagnostic and therapeutic challenges in the neonatal period. Approximately 40-50% of all malformations of the Vein of Galen present in the neonatal period, usually with congestive heart failure. These neonates represent the most severe cases and are...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Hendson L,Emery DJ,Phillipos EZ,Bhargava R,Olley PM,Lemke RP

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to compare risk factors between placental abruption and placenta previa among primiparous and multiparous singleton pregnancies. We analyzed data from a population-based retrospective cohort with singleton pregnancies in the United States for 1995 to 2000. Maternal risk factors for placen...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Yang Q,Wen SW,Phillips K,Oppenheimer L,Black D,Walker MC

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phosphatidylglycerol (PG) in amniotic fluid was quantitatively measured by thin-layer chromatography (TLC) in 941 amniotic fluid samples and related to the presence or absence of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in neonates born within 7 days of the amniocentesis. In 639 case tests with PG 1 nmol/ml or more of amni...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Tsao FH,Zachman RD

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are 16 reported cases of prenatally diagnosed choledochal cyst in the literature. We present a new case diagnosed at 29 weeks' gestation by routine ultrasound scanning. At 40 weeks' gestation, a male infant was born by spontaneous delivery. At 16 weeks of age, the patient underwent a laparotomy, which confirmed ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Benhidjeb T,Chaoui R,Kalache K,Mau H,Müller JM

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this paper is to determine whether acyclovir suppression provides a greater cost savings over no medical therapy in the management of recurrent genital herpes (HSV) in pregnancy. Estimates of the risk of HSV recurrence and cesarean delivery rates in acyclovir-treated and -untreated patients and freque...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Scott LL,Alexander J

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction First-trimester ultrasound (US) for anatomy assessment may improve anomaly detection, but it may also increase overall US utilization. We sought to assess the utility of first-trimester US for evaluation of fetal anatomy. Materials and Methods A decision analytic model was created to compare first- plus s...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Harper LM,Wood SL,Jenkins SM,Owen J,Biggio JR

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study is to model amplitude-integrated electroencephalography (aEEG) utility to diagnose seizures in common clinical scenarios. STUDY DESIGN: Using reported neonatal seizure prevalence and aEEG sensitivities and specificities, likelihood ratios (LRs) and post-test probabilities were calculate...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Sandoval Karamian AG,Wusthoff CJ

更新日期：2020-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Chorioamnionitis contributes to neonatal and maternal morbidity and mortality. We aimed to evaluate of the impact of clinical and histological chorioamnionitis on mortality and morbidity of preterm infants. Maternal and neonatal data were collected in a retrospective cohort of preterm infants less than 30 weeks' gesta...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Nasef N,Shabaan AE,Schurr P,Iaboni D,Choudhury J,Church P,Dunn MS

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Our study identified risk factors for the development of clinically identifiable catheter-associated thrombosis (CT). STUDY DESIGN:We performed a retrospective cohort study of neonates in whom a central catheter was present. A total of 1,475 catheters were identified in 766 patients during a 36-month study p...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Lambert I,Tarima S,Uhing M,Cohen SS

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interest in centralized monitoring in labor and delivery units is growing because it affords the opportunity to monitor multiple patients simultaneously. However, a long history of research on sustained attention reveals these types of monitoring tasks can be problematic. The goal of the present experiment was to exam...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Anderson BL,Scerbo MW,Belfore LA,Abuhamad AZ

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:I developed a single equation that simulated previously published growth charts for very low-birth-weight infants, using birth weight as the only variable. The intent of this study was to validate the equation using infants admitted to our neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and to determine if this equation could be ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Meetze WH

更新日期：1998-02-01 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：:In Finland a nationwide free prenatal care system was mandated by law in 1944. At present, 99.9% of Finland's pregnant women use it. The primary aim is to provide advice and care to all women in local centers and to identify pregnant women exhibiting risk factors and refer them to specialized prenatal units located in...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Hakala TH,Ylikorkala O

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this article is to prospectively investigate the efficacy of amnioinfusion as a means to reduce febrile morbidity in pregnancies complicated by chorioamnionitis. All laboring patients with a temperature > or =100.1 degrees F were approached for study participation. Exclusion criteria included amnionit...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Parilla BV,McDermott TM

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Detection and careful stratification of fetal heart rate (FHR) is extremely important in all pregnancies. The most lethal cardiac rhythm disturbances occur during apparently normal pregnancies where FHR and rhythm are regular and within normal or low-normal ranges. These hidden depolarization and repolarization ab...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Wacker-Gussmann A,Strasburger JF,Cuneo BF,Wakai RT

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective review of placental materials (membranes, chorionic plate, umbilical cord) derived from preterm birth is reported. All those studied had intact membranes on admission and did not have spontaneous rupture. Those with preterm labor unresponsive to tocolysis, including those with brief and more prolonged ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Perkins RP,Zhou SM,Butler C,Skipper BJ

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aplasia cutis congenita (ACC) is the clinical manifestation of an uncommon group of skin disorders. One postulated etiology is disseminated intravascular coagulation from release of thrombogenic maternal arising from placental injury or fetal demise. This leads to disruption of the ectodermal blood supply responsible ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Da-Silva SS,Fagbongbe EO

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Major akinesia with arthrogryposis and craniosynostosis at birth mimics irreversible disorders of the nervous system of pejorative outcome. In this context, the early detection of anti-acetylcholine fetal receptor antibodies in the mother may allow rapid diagnosis of transient neonatal myasthenia of favorable prognosi...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Cantagrel S,Maury L,Yamamoto AM,Maheut J,Toutain A,Castelnau P

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have examined the safety and efficacy of an early postpartum discharge program in 289 patients who were identified prior to delivery and counseled and educated for discharge 12 to 36 hours after delivery. A total of 55% of the study patients were able to be discharged early. There were 4.3% significant maternal pro...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Welt SI,Cole JS,Myers MS,Sholes DM Jr,Jelovsek FR

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diagnosis of fetal pulmonary hypoplasia could be of great benefit to the obstetrician in the management of those pregnancies complicated by prolonged preterm ruptured membranes. Ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging were employed for fetal diagnosis of pulmonary hypoplasia and we were unable to predict accura...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Harstad TW,Twickler DM,Leveno KJ,Brown CE

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine the predictors and outcomes of pregnant women with vaginal-rectal carriage of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA). We performed an unmatched 1:4 case-control study with two control groups (13 CA-MRSA cases, 52 methicillin-sensitive S. au...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Chen KT,Campbell H,Borrell LN,Huard RC,Saiman L,Della-Latta P

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between maternal serum homocysteine levels in preeclampsia and the severity of the disease, neonatal serum homocysteine levels, maternal complications, and fetal outcome. Fifty pregnant women were included in this prospective study, of which 25 were severe (group...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Baksu A,Taskin M,Goker N,Baksu B,Uluocak A

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We measured Thrombopoietin (Tpo) levels in thrombocytopenic term and preterm babies with infection to investigate the relationship between thrombopietin levels and platelet counts. Sixteen preterm (27-34 weeks' gestational age) and 5 term neonates (38-41 weeks' gestational age) with the diagnosis of neonatal infection...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Oygür N,Tunga M,Mumcu Y,Yeşilipek A,Güra A,Coşkun M,Yeğin O

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE: Semiquantitative lung ultrasound improves the timeliness of surfactant replacement, but its financial consequences are unknown. We aim to investigate if the ultrasound-guided surfactant administration influences the general costs of surfactant therapy for preterm neonates affected by respiratory distress syn...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： De Luca D,Yousef N

更新日期：2020-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Liposomal amphotericin B L-Amp B, a novel formulation of Amp B, is effective for the treatment of invasive fungal infections in children and adults and is associated with less toxicity than the conventional preparation. Data on the use of L-Amp B in neonates is scarce. We describe the clinical course of two premature ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： al Arishi H,Frayha HH,Kalloghlian A,al Alaiyan S

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We have previously shown a decrease in the overall stillbirth rate at our institution in women receiving the seasonal influenza vaccine during pregnancy. The goal of this study was to ascertain factors associated with this decrease. STUDY DESIGN:This was a retrospective cohort study examining the stillbirth ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Wortman AC,Casey BM,McIntire DD,Sheffield JS

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the methodological quality of economic evaluation studies in the field of obstetrics and gynecology published in the last decade. A MEDLINE search was performed to find economic evaluation studies in obstetrics and gynecology from the years 1997 through 2009. We included full economic evaluation studies c...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Vijgen SM,Opmeer BC,Mol BW

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00