Robotic compared with conventional laparoscopic hysterectomy: a randomized controlled trial.

abstract：:Although urine cultures are performed routinely in managing acute pyelonephritis in pregnancy, little is known about the clinical usefulness of these cultures. The same is true for blood cultures. To evaluate their role in managing patients, we reviewed the records of 156 cases to determine to what extent such culture...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： MacMillan MC,Grimes DA

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perinatal asphyxia at term is a major cause of mortality and morbidity. In many instances obstetric or maternal complications during pregnancy, labor, or delivery account for the asphyxia, but there is a group of infants in whom asphyxia occurs without any recognizable risk factors. The histories of 1602 infants were ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Grausz JP,Heimler R

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Selective bilateral uterine artery embolization has been used since the 1970s for the conservative treatment of postpartum hemorrhage. The fertility rate after the embolization procedure is yet to be determined. CASE:A 30-year-old woman presented with placental abruption and subsequently delivered preterm a...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Wang H,Garmel S

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the influence of maternal blood contamination on amniotic fluid (AF) glucose and white blood cell count (WBC). METHODS:Amniotic fluid from 23 preterm, nondiabetic pregnant women was studied. Maternal blood was added to the AF at increasing concentrations, and glucose and WBCs were assessed. RES...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Carlan SJ,Gearity DE,O'Brien WF,Roth L

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine if using the endocervical brush after curetting the endocervix will increase the yield of endocervical tissue retrieved for an endocervical curettage (ECC) specimen. METHODS:Between March 1, 1995, and June 30, 1996, we recruited for participation patients with abnormal Papanicolaou smears referr...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Tate KM,Strickland JL

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Maternal anal sphincter tears after vaginal delivery are frequently not diagnosed clinically and are associated with subsequent fecal incontinence. This study examined whether diagnosis of these tears by ultrasonography, followed by immediate surgical repair, reduces the occurrence of incontinence. METHODS:W...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Faltin DL,Boulvain M,Floris LA,Irion O

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Continuous real-time ultrasound was used to assist drainage of two infected posthysterectomy vaginal cuff hematomas. This method enabled the gynecologist to determine the position either of his finger or of the instrument in the cavity at all times. This allowed him to see that any loculations within the infected hema...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： McArdle CR,Simon L,Kiejna C

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare bleeding patterns between a 21/7-day triphasic norgestimate/ethinyl estradiol (E2) 25-microgram oral contraceptive pill (OCP) and a 24/4-day drospirenone/ethinyl E2 20-microgram OCP. METHODS:In a three-cycle, open-label, multicenter study, healthy, sexually active women were assigned randomly to a...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Kaunitz AM,Burkman RT,Fisher AC,LaGuardia KD

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the association of body mass index (BMI) and operative time and perioperative morbidity after hysterectomy and determine whether the association varies among abdominal, laparoscopic, and vaginal approaches. METHODS:Data abstracted from the American College of Surgeons National Safety and Quality I...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Shah DK,Vitonis AF,Missmer SA

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate trends in the incidence of shoulder dystocia, methods used to overcome the obstruction, and rates of maternal and neonatal morbidity. METHODS:Cases of shoulder dystocia and of neonatal brachial plexus injury occurring from 1991 to 2005 in our unit were identified. The obstetric notes of cases ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： MacKenzie IZ,Shah M,Lean K,Dutton S,Newdick H,Tucker DE

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence-based medicine, the new practice paradigm, is rapidly replacing medicine by authority, the traditional paradigm. In 1993, we introduced evidence-based practice into our Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences at San Francisco General Hospital, University of California, San Francisco. W...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Grimes DA

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nocardiosis is an uncommon disease, and the primary skin infection is usually at the site of a recent injury. Nocardia is a saprophytic bacterium of the soil belonging to the order Actinomycetales. CASE:A 68-year-old woman presented with a painful, hard, dark reddish lesion located in the right hemivulva. S...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Gallo A,Bettoni G,Trezzi G,Lalinga V,Frigerio L

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis are life-threatening dermatologic disorders that are more common in the setting of a compromised immune system. We present the case of a pregnant patient with known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection who presented with Stevens-Johnson syndrome...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Shilad A,Predanic M,Perni SC,Houlihan C,Principe D

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-Hodgkin lymphoma was diagnosed initially in a curettage specimen of a puerperal uterus 3 weeks after normal delivery of a healthy infant. The disease, which probably existed during the last trimester of pregnancy, was classified as clinical stage IVb. Combination chemotherapy resulted in immediate improvement and ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Roumen FJ,de Leeuw JW,van der Linden PJ,Pannebakker MA

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Minor components of adult hemoglobin (A1a,b, and c) are known to increase in the presence of sustained elevations of maternal blood glucose. This study demonstrates the correlation between glycosylated hemoglobin components and the usual shorter term indices of diabetic control. In addition, a correlation was noted be...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Vintzileos AM,Thompson JP

更新日期：1980-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because a close relationship between estrogen deficiency and osteoporosis has been proven, it is possible that lifelong estrogen deficiency might be the cause of osteopenia in Turner syndrome. This study was done to characterize the effect of estrogen therapy on bone mineralization in girls with Turner syndrome. Radia...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Mora S,Weber G,Guarneri MP,Nizzoli G,Pasolini D,Chiumello G

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether prepregnancy obesity is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes among women without chronic disease. METHODS:Singleton deliveries (N=112,309) among mothers without chronic diseases in the Consortium on Safe Labor, a retrospective U.S. cohort, were analyzed using Poisson regression w...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Kim SS,Zhu Y,Grantz KL,Hinkle SN,Chen Z,Wallace ME,Smarr MM,Epps NM,Mendola P

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate fatal and nonfatal opioid overdose events in pregnant and postpartum women in Massachusetts, comparing rates in individuals receiving and not receiving pharmacotherapy for opioid use disorder (OUD). METHODS:We conducted a population-based retrospective cohort study using linked administrative and...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Schiff DM,Nielsen T,Terplan M,Hood M,Bernson D,Diop H,Bharel M,Wilens TE,LaRochelle M,Walley AY,Land T

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Advanced abdominal pregnancy is rare, and one that occurs after uterine rupture with delivery of a viable fetus is exceptional. CASE:A multiparous patient was admitted at 29 weeks of gestation for conservative management of placenta previa. She complained of intermittent abdominal pain, but repeated assessm...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Naim NM,Ahmad S,Siraj HH,Ng P,Mahdy ZA,Razi ZR

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Use of a scalp electrode facilitates and adds precision to electronic fetal monitoring. We report an instance of neonatal osteomyelitis due to infection of the electrode insertion site. Electrode-associated soft and bony tissue infections are most commonly mediated by cervicovaginal microflora and appear clinically an...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： McGregor JA,McFarren T

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The secreted form of ADAM12 is a metalloprotease that may be involved in placental and fetal growth. We examined whether the concentration of ADAM12 in first-trimester maternal serum could be used as a marker for preeclampsia. METHODS:We developed a semiautomated, time-resolved, immunofluorometric assay for...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Laigaard J,Sørensen T,Placing S,Holck P,Fröhlich C,Wøjdemann KR,Sundberg K,Shalmi AC,Tabor A,Nørgaard-Pedersen B,Ottesen B,Christiansen M,Wewer UM

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Emergency contraception, also known as postcoital contraception, is therapy used to prevent pregnancy after an unprotected or inadequately protected act of sexual intercourse. Common indications for emergency contraception include contraceptive failure (eg, condom breakage or missed doses of oral contraceptives) and f...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors：

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A modified CEA-Roche kit was used to determine the pretreatment value of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) in patients with intraepithelial neoplasia and invasive squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix. A positive correlation between tumor volume and CEA levels was found in patients with invasive disease, and patients wit...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Kjorstad KE,Orjaseter H

更新日期：1978-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blood transfusions performed earlier in the 20th century were often accompanied by significant complications. Today, with an increased knowledge of blood type compatibility, the majority of risks have been eliminated. However, hazards still remain. The authors report on a potentially fatal pulmonary disorder caused by...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Lewis RW,Rudd N,Pittman JA

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fetal oxytocin contribution to the mother during spontaneous labor was investigated using a specific and sensitive radioimmunoassay to measure oxytocin in blood, amniotic fluid, and urine. In 26 subjects with spontaneous labor and vaginal delivery (Group I) and 18 subjects with cesarean section after labor (Group II),...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Dawood MY,Wang CF,Gupta R,Fuchs F

更新日期：1978-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the efficacy of a novel resorbable hydrogel barrier for preventing postoperative adhesions in animals. METHODS:A hydrogel barrier was formed in situ by photopolymerizing a solution of a macromolecular prepolymer in buffered saline using long-wavelength ultraviolet light. Two models in the rat were ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Hill-West JL,Chowdhury SM,Sawhney AS,Pathak CP,Dunn RC,Hubbell JA

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the feasibility of examining the fetal ear with three-dimensional ultrasound. METHODS:In 125 pregnancies between 19 and 38 weeks of gestation, fetal ears were evaluated by three-dimensional ultrasound. The volume images with surface rendering were analyzed to depict the morphology, lying axis, or...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Shih JC,Shyu MK,Lee CN,Wu CH,Lin GJ,Hsieh FJ

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe intractable atonic postpartum hemorrhage can be treated by either uterine packing or surgical techniques. However, certain prostaglandins possess properties of potential value for the control of postpartum uterine atony. Two hundred fifty micrograms 15-methyl prostaglandin F2 alpha (15-methyl PGF2 alpha) was gi...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Toppozada M,El-Bossaty M,El-Rahman HA,El-Din AH

更新日期：1981-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the differences in costs and outcomes of Down syndrome screening using data from the First and Second Trimester Evaluation of Risk (FASTER) Trial. METHODS:Seven possible screening options for Down syndrome were compared: 1) Triple Screen-maternal serum alpha fetoprotein, estriol, and hCG; 2) Q...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Ball RH,Caughey AB,Malone FD,Nyberg DA,Comstock CH,Saade GR,Berkowitz RL,Gross SJ,Dugoff L,Craigo SD,Timor-Tritsch IE,Carr SR,Wolfe HM,Emig D,D'Alton ME,First and Second Trimester Evaluation of Risk (FASTER) Research Consor

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the release in vitro of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) by peritoneal macrophages and peripheral blood monocytes following incubation with toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 (TSST-1). We obtained peritoneal macrophages from 22 women at laparoscopy and peripheral blood monocytes from four healthy women du...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Buyalos RP,Rutanen EM,Tsui E,Halme J

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00