Efficacy of antenatal corticosteroids according to maternal and perinatal factors: a retrospective cohort study.

abstract：:A patient with a homozygous marital partner had three progressively less seriously involved RH-positive babies after a fetal demise due to erythroblastosis. Only the first of the three required fetal transfusions. All were Rh genotypically identical. The case is presented for interest and to illustrate an exception to...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Perkins RP

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the efficacy, safety, and biological mechanisms of digoxin immune Fab (DIF) treatment of severe preeclampsia. Fifty-one severe preeclamptic patients were randomized in double-blind fashion to DIF ( N = 24) or placebo ( N = 27) for 48 hours. Primary outcomes were change in creatinine clearance (CrCl) at 24...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Adair CD,Buckalew VM,Graves SW,Lam GK,Johnson DD,Saade G,Lewis DF,Robinson C,Danoff TM,Chauhan N,Hopoate-Sitake M,Porter KB,Humphrey RG,Trofatter KF,Amon E,Ward S,Kennedy L,Mason L,Johnston JA

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been suggested that vibroacoustic stimulation might be stressful to the fetus. The present study was designed to evaluate whether the stimulus induces passage of meconium in labor. Patients in labor at term with healthy fetuses and intact membranes were randomized to a vibroacoustic stimulation or sham test. Th...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Zimmer EZ,Talmon R,Makler-Shiran E,Jakobi P

更新日期：1996-02-01 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：:It is well established that ultrasound measurement of femur length and biparietal diameter are comparably accurate estimators of gestational age when obtained in the first half of pregnancy. Both estimators, however, become less accurate later in pregnancy. The present study compares the relative accuracy of these est...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Egley CC,Seeds JW,Cefalo RC

更新日期：1986-04-01 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：OBJECTIVE:We sought to determine if maternal prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) is a risk factor for neonatal respiratory morbidity and to determine if increasing BMI decreased the efficacy of betamethasone (BMZ). STUDY DESIGN:This was a secondary analysis of the Antenatal Late Preterm Steroids trial, double-blind, ra...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Bicocca MJ,Blackwell SC,Sibai BM

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our objective was to compare the incidence of recurrent spontaneous preterm delivery (SPTD) in patients with cervical cerclage treated with weekly 17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate (17P) injections versus daily outpatient nursing surveillance (ONS) without 17P. Included in this retrospective cohort study were sing...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Rebarber A,Cleary-Goldman J,Istwan NB,Rhea DJ,Desch C,Russo-Stieglitz K,Saltzman DH

更新日期：2008-05-01 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

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：OBJECTIVE:To develop a model to predict cesarean-associated red blood cell transfusion. STUDY DESIGN:Secondary analysis of all cesarean deliveries in the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network Cesarean Registry. Using a split-sample technique, the derivation group was used to identify associated factors and build predi...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Albright CM,Spillane TE,Hughes BL,Rouse DJ

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The primary objective of this study was to determine whether having the sickle cell trait is independently associated with preeclampsia. We performed a retrospective cohort study of 1998 pregnant patients who either did or did not have the sickle cell trait. All patients were screened for the sickle trait using the "S...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Stamilio DM,Sehdev HM,Macones GA

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 27-year-old primigravida women was referred for ultrasound studies at 32 weeks' gestation because of the suspicion of fetal ventriculomegaly. Sonographic examination of the fetal brain found a marked shift of the midline, with enlarged left hemisphere and ipsilateral occipital horn, and abnormal convolutions. A 3500...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Sandri F,Pilu G,Dallacasa P,Foschi F,Salvioli GP,Bovicelli L

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous diagnostic pitfalls were noted among 6 infants with infradiaphragmatic total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage, including prolonged moderate respiratory distress in 2 infants, normal cardiac examination in 2, normal electrocardiograms in 2, arterial PO2 in excess of 100 torr in 3 cases, right radial/umbilic...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Long WA,Lawson EE,Harned HS Jr,Henry GW

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE: This article aims to compare long-term neurodevelopmental and health outcomes of twins born at 34 weeks or later, based on the presence of small for gestational age (SGA). STUDY DESIGN: This study is a mail-based survey of twin gestations delivered by a single practice. We compared twins with and without SG...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Herlihy N,Odom E,Cohen N,Stroustrup A,Rebarber A,Fox NS

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Diabetes in Pregnancy Study Group of North America (DPSG-NA) was founded in 1997 in San Antonio, Texas, out of the recognition that the field of maternal-fetal medicine should support and conduct research to address the specialized needs of pregnant women with type 1, type 2, or gestational diabetes mellitus. Sinc...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Rosen JA,Langer O,Reece EA,Miodovnik M

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aims to identify risk factors for cesarean delivery (CD) surgical site infection (SSI). study design: Retrospective analysis of 2,739 CDs performed at the University of Pittsburgh in 2011. CD SSIs were defined using National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) criteria. Chi-square test and t-test were...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Shree R,Park SY,Beigi RH,Dunn SL,Krans EE

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate to what extent indicators of placenta insufficiency are associated with low concentrations of insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) and IGF-1-binding protein-1 (IGFBP-1) in neonatal blood, and to what extent the concentrations of these growth factors are associated with concentrations of proteins w...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Leviton A,Allred EN,Fichorova RN,VanderVeen DK,O'Shea TM,Kuban K,Dammann O,ELGAN Study Investigators.

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seventy premature infants (birthweight 1.75 kg or less, gestational age 33 weeks or less) with hemoglobin less than 10 g/dL and hematocrit less than 30% were studied and randomly divided into three groups. All of them received oral elemental iron 3 mg/kg/day and vitamin E 5 mg/kg/day during the study period. Recombina...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Chen JY,Wu TS,Chanlai SP

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Recent guidelines for neonatal cardiopulmonary resuscitation emphasize the importance of adequate ventilation. In cases of failed resuscitation with positive pressure ventilation, tracheal intubation and chest compressions are recommended. The present study compared the utility of the Miller laryngoscope (Mil...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Komasawa N,Ueki R,Kaminoh Y,Nishi S

更新日期：2015-07-01 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 There is limited data regarding the use of oral hypoglycemic agents (OHAs) in pregnant women with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Study Design This was a retrospective cohort study of women with T2DM who were treated with OHA or insulin from the first trimester onward. Bivariate and multivariate logistic re...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Feghali MN,Caritis SN,Catov JM,Scifres CM

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the role of first-trimester uterine artery Doppler in the prediction of recurrent preeclampsia (PE). METHODS:Uterine artery pulsatility index (UtPI) was measured at 11 to 13 weeks' gestation in 1,810 women with singleton pregnancies who had developed PE in a previous pregnancy. They were categori...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Demers S,Bujold E,Arenas E,Castro A,Nicolaides KH

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In studying the effects of amniotic fluid on bacterial growth in a laboratory model, we noted that the pH of the fluid appeared to exert an independent effect. This study was designed to test the ability to control the growth of Escherichia coli in amniotic fluid simply by controlling two important growth conditions, ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Silver HM,Siler-Khodr T,Prihoda TJ,Gibbs RS

更新日期：1992-03-01 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：:We evaluated the clinical significance of late decelerations (LD) of intrapartum fetal heart rate (FHR) monitoring to detect low pH (< 7.1) in low-risk pregnancies. We selected two secondary and two tertiary-level institutions where 10,030 women delivered. Among them, 5522 were low-risk pregnancies. The last 2 hours o...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Sameshima H,Ikenoue T

更新日期：2005-01-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Adding azithromycin to standard antibiotic prophylaxis for unscheduled cesarean delivery has been shown to reduce postcesarean infections. Because wound infection with ureaplasmas may not be overtly purulent, we assessed the hypothesis that azithromycin-based extended-spectrum antibiotic prophylaxis also redu...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Ausbeck EB,Jauk VC,Boggess KA,Saade GR,Longo S,Clark EAS,Esplin S,Cleary K,Wapner R,Letson K,Owens M,Abramovici A,Ambalavanan N,Szychowski JM,Andrews W,Tita ATN,Cesarean Section Optimal Antibiotic Prophylaxis Trial Consor

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An abdominal gunshot wound in pregnancy warrants prompt surgical exploration but does not mandate uterine evacuation. Despite an entry and exit bullet wound to the uterus an apparent desire for pregnancy termination, a conservative approach was adopted with primary repair of the uterus, in conjunction with surgical re...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Kirshon B,Young R,Gordon AN

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trichosporon beigelii is an uncommon cause of sepsis in low-birth-weight infants. We present two cases of neonatal trichosporonosis and two cases of neonatal trichosporon colonization to familiarize neonatologists with this entity and to discuss management considerations. A 23-week-gestation male developed clinical ev...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Yoss BS,Sautter RL,Brenker HJ

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00