Association between Hospital Birth Volume and Maternal Morbidity among Low-Risk Pregnancies in Rural, Urban, and Teaching Hospitals in the United States.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the association between altitudes of neonatal intensive care units (NICU) and the rate of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) and BPD/death in very preterm infants. STUDY DESIGN:Data from infants born at <33 weeks' gestation admitted to Canadian Neonatal Network during 2008 and 2009 were analyzed. The...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Lee SK,Ye XY,Singhal N,De La Rue S,Lodha A,Shah PS,Canadian Neonatal Network.

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cimetidine therapy used for the treatment of gastric bleeding due to tolazoline therapy in a newborn infant was temporally associated with episodes of severe hypoxemia. It appears likely that the histamine H2 receptor blocked by cimetidine obviated the pulmonary vasodilator effect of tolazoline therapy. ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Kuint J,Linder N,Reichman B

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE: Severe maternal morbidity (SMM) has increased by 45% in the United States and is estimated to affect up to 1.5% of all deliveries. Research has not yet been conducted that demonstrates a benefit to multidisciplinary review of SMM. The aim of our study was to determine if standardized, routine review of the c...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Ozimek JA,Greene N,Geller A,Zakowski M,Wong MS,Franco R,Kilpatrick SJ

更新日期：2020-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was undertaken to evaluate the effect of maternal intravenous (IV) administration of glucose on fetal breathing and its associated fetal heart patterns. Sixteen healthy women at term gestation participated in the study. The outcome of each of the pregnancies was normal. Fetal breathing and fetal electrocard...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Divon MY,Zimmer EZ,Yeh SY,Vilenski A,Sarna Z,Paldi E,Platt LD

更新日期：1985-10-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To describe the trend and factors associated with the autopsy over the past decade at a level III neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) where all patients are presented with an option. STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective study of the autopsy in a cohort of infants who died in the NICU from January 1, 2001, to December...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Swinton CH,Weiner J,Okah FA

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study assessed whether the amniotic fluid index (AFI) or the single deepest pocket (SDP) is the best technique to estimate amniotic fluid volume. The AFI and SDP were compared to a dye-determined or directly measured amniotic fluid volume. A PUBMED search from 1990 to 2006 was conducted using the search terms "si...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Magann EF,Chauhan SP,Doherty DA,Magann MI,Morrison JC

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surfactants have been routinely used since 1990 for the treatment of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). The use of surfactant has coincided with a decrease in mortality in infants due to RDS. This review focuses on clinical aspects of surfactant use. New information, particularly effects of ventilatory styles on sur...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Kallapur S,Ikegami M

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine if placental abruption or previa in women with a history of a prior cesarean delivery (CD) can be predicted. A retrospective cohort study of pregnant women with previous CD was conducted in 17 centers between 1996 and 2000. Women developing placenta previa or abruption in the...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Odibo AO,Cahill AG,Stamilio DM,Stevens EJ,Peipert JF,Macones GA

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to assess risk for fetal acidemia, low Apgar scores, and hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy based on decision-to-incision time interval in the setting of emergency cesarean delivery. STUDY DESIGN: This unplanned secondary analysis of the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units prospective observational ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Bousleiman S,Rouse DJ,Gyamfi-Bannerman C,Huang Y,D'Alton ME,Siddiq Z,Wright JD,Friedman AM

更新日期：2020-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Periventricular leukomalacia (PVL) is a complication of prematurity that carries a high risk of long-term neurologic morbidity. We report the first case, to our knowledge, of unexpected PVL associated with in utero methamphetamine exposure in a 30-week gestation premature infant with a benign hospital course, who subs...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Murphy CR,Bell EF,Sato Y,Klein JM

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disulfiram has been used effectively to deter alcohol consumption in patients with a history of alcohol abuse. Its use in reproductive age women has become increasingly common in recent years, intensifying the risk of fetal exposure. Nonspecific but significant abnormalities have been described in the infants of women...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Helmbrecht GD,Hoskins IA

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aims to develop a scoring system for the prediction of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). METHODS:Medical records of 652 infants whose gestational age and birth weight were below 32 weeks and 1,500 g, respectively, and who survived beyond 28th postnatal day were reviewed retrospectively. Logistic r...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Gursoy T,Hayran M,Derin H,Ovali F

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of transabdominal vibroacoustic stimulation has been shown to improve the efficiency of antepartum fetal surveillance. The ability of the fetus to habituate to such a stimulus has also been suggested as a means of assessing the function of the central nervous system. The purpose of this blinded prospective inv...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Smith CV,Davis SR,Rayburn WF,Nelson RM

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute physiologic changes induced by the infusion of resuscitative fluids may be harmful, resulting in the clinical sequelae of pulmonary and intraventricular hemorrhage. Using a chronically catheterized lamb model, changes in plasma sodium concentration, osmolality, hematocrit, glucose, colloid osmotic pressure, and ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Golden SM,Nalle L,Heroman WM,Alden ER

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Premature birth before 37 weeks of gestation is a significant public health problem. Each year, 4.5 million premature infants are born worldwide. Despite extensive research and a variety of interventions, the rate of preterm birth has steadily increased over the past 20 years and reached a high of 12.8% in 2006. The e...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Buhimschi CS,Rosenberg VA,Dulay AT,Thung S,Sfakianaki AK,Bahtiyar MO,Buhimschi IA

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE: New treatments are needed for multidrug-resistant (MDR) gram-negative infections in neonates. Ceftolozane/tazobactam is a β-lactam/β-lactamase inhibitor combination that has broad-spectrum activity against most common gram-negative bacteria, including MDR strains. We evaluated pharmacokinetics (PK) and safet...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Ang JY,Arrieta A,Bradley JS,Zhang Z,Yu B,Rizk ML,Johnson MG,Rhee EG

更新日期：2020-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE: The acylcarnitine profile is analyzed in dried blood spots (DBS) to screen for inborn errors of metabolism. Hematocrit (Ht) is known to affect the result of quantitative analyses of DBS samples; however, the effects of Ht on the acylcarnitine profiles in DBS have not been studied in actual samples from newbo...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Haga M,Isobe M,Kawabata K,Shimizu M,Mochizuki H

更新日期：2020-12-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Intra-oral enteric duplication cysts are rare. We recently treated two infants with prenatally diagnosed large sublingual enteric duplication cysts. Antenatal aspiration of the cyst was attempted in one infant without success. Because of the potential for airway obstruction and respiratory distress at delivery, prepar...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Chen MK,Gross E,Lobe TE

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of active management on latent phase labor was assessed in 197 consecutive nulliparous women. Active management resulted in a significant shortening of the latent phase but had no effect on active phase labor. Patients undergoing induction of labor had latent phases that were almost identical to the accepte...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Boylan PC,Parisi VM

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This investigation was undertaken to determine whether histologic examination of the placenta contributed to a better understanding of the cause of intrauterine fetal growth retardation. Placentas were examined of 151 liveborn infants whose birthweights were in the lower 10th percentile for gestational age. One or mor...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Rayburn W,Sander C,Compton A

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to estimate the contemporary national rate of severe maternal morbidity (SMM) and its associated hospital cost during delivery hospitalization. STUDY DESIGN:We conducted a retrospective study identifying all delivery hospitalizations in the United States between 2011 and 2012....

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Chen HY,Chauhan SP,Blackwell SC

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Percutaneously placed central venous lines have become an intricate part of the medical management of the very low birth weight infant. It is critically important that health care providers involved with the placement of these catheters be familiar with the possible subtle sites for catheter misplacement. We present t...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Lussky RC,Trower N,Fisher D,Engel R,Cifuentes R

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Premature closure of the foramen ovale is a rare cardiac anomaly. Severe right-sided heart failure accounts for the hepatomegaly, ascites, pleural and pericardial effusions, and generalized edema of these hydropic fetuses. Premature closure of the foramen ovale should be a part of the differential diagnosis when unexp...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Coulson CC,Kuller JA

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To minimize the selection bias inherent in reporting results gathered only in neonatal intensive care units, this study presents survival and respiratory course data on all 299 infants of birthweight 501 to 1500 gm liveborn to residents of the North Central Illinois Perinatal Region in 1985-1986. The survival rate was...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Powers WF,Hegwood PD

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A recent report has noted an association between Helicobacter pylori and hyperemesis gravidarum. We present two cases in which first-trimester patients with severe hyperemesis gravidarum requiring intravenous fluid replacement were placed on oral erythromycin therapy for other nonrelated conditions. Surprisingly, mark...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： El Younis CM,Abulafia O,Sherer DM

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite advances in management of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN), the risk of mortality and adverse neurological sequelae remains high. Characterizing variation in practices is a crucial step toward improved patient outcome. OBJECTIVE:Evaluate intensive care practices in Canada and ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Shivananda S,Ahliwahlia L,Kluckow M,Luc J,Jankov R,McNamara P

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to examine the maternal risk factors associated with early onset Group B streptococcus (GBS) sepsis and determine the potential impact of intrapartum chemoprophylaxis using these risk factors. Using a computerized perinatal database, 26,525 deliveries over a five-year period (1989 to 1994...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Philipson EH,Herson VC

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endotracheal instillation and subsequent suctioning produces fluctuations of intracranial pressure (ICP), mean arterial pressure (MAP), and cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) in sick preterm infants. In an attempt to observe if these fluctuations could be minimized using sedation, we studied a group of seven sick mecha...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Ninan A,O'Donnell M,Hamilton K,Tan L,Sankaran K

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of congenital parvovirus B19 infection in a term neonate manifested with isolated massive hydrothorax and mild anemia. Parvovirus B19 DNA was detected in maternal and neonatal blood as well as in pleural fluid despite lack of suggestive serology. ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Sarafidis K,Drossou-Agakidou V,Evdoridou I,Petridou S,Hatzisevastou-Loukidou H,Dadamojas C,Roilides E

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00