Catecholamine metabolites in amniotic fluid as indicators of intrauterine stress.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We compared quality of life, utilization, and costs for women undergoing elective abdominal, laparoscopically assisted vaginal, or vaginal hysterectomy within a managed-care organization. STUDY DESIGN:A prospective study of 287 women who underwent an elective hysterectomy was performed. RESULTS:Patients und...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： van den Eeden SK,Glasser M,Mathias SD,Colwell HH,Pasta DJ,Kunz K

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Herein is the first reported case of bartholinitis complicated by toxic shock-like syndrome. Streptococcal exotoxin is implicated in this case of nonmenstrual toxic shock-like syndrome, which is an increasingly recognized manifestation of streptococcal infection. Further surveillance, investigation, and reporting of s...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Shearin RS,Boehlke J,Karanth S

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study was undertaken to examine the national and regional rates of operative delivery among almost one quarter million births in a single year in the nation's largest healthcare delivery system, using variation as an arbiter of the quality of decision making. STUDY DESIGN:We compared the variation in r...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Clark SL,Belfort MA,Hankins GD,Meyers JA,Houser FM

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied differences in the role of genetic factors in prematurity and intrauterine growth retardation with the use of data on 312 Amish singleton live children ascertained from Amish records in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, between 1969 and 1980. Birth and death certificates were obtained on all children, and inb...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Khoury MJ,Cohen BH

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study was undertaken to compare the effects of exposure to repeated courses of antenatal steroids with those of a single course on hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis function. STUDY DESIGN:Women at risk of premature delivery were assessed for entry into a randomized controlled trial of repeated courses...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Battin MR,Bevan C,Harding JE

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Our purpose was to examine conservative conization as treatment for microinvasive carcinoma of the cervix with depth of invasion < 3 mm. STUDY DESIGN:Twelve patients with microinvasive carcinoma of the cervix underwent cervical conization under colposcopic guidance followed by careful observation. RESULTS:T...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Tseng CJ,Horng SG,Soong YK,Hsueh S,Hsieh CH,Lin HW

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to evaluate factors that are associated with significant birth weight discordancy. STUDY DESIGN:As a part of an ongoing collaborative study of twins, maternal and fetal data were obtained from the medical records of twin gestations at eight medical centers. The study population ...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： González-Quintero VH,Luke B,O'sullivan MJ,Misiunas R,Anderson E,Nugent C,Witter F,Mauldin J,Newman R,D'alton M,Grainger D,Saade G,Hankins G,Macones G

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The obstetric events leading to the birth of infants who developed respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) were evaluated. In a retrospective study of 100 consecutive cases it was determined that untimely or unwarranted physician intervention in the pregnancy was responsible for 15 per cent of cases and possibly responsib...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Goldenberg RL,Nelson K

更新日期：1975-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanisms responsible for twinning and disorders of twin gestations have been the subject of considerable interest by physicians and scientists, and cases of atypical twinning have called for a reexamination of the fundamental theories invoked to explain twin gestations. This article presents a review of the lite...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： McNamara HC,Kane SC,Craig JM,Short RV,Umstad MP

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare rectally administered misoprostol to intravenously administered oxytocin for the management of third-stage labor. STUDY DESIGN:Subjects were randomized to receive two, 200-microg misoprostol tablets rectally (study medication) plus 2 mL saline in Ringer's lactate intravenously or two lactose table...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Gerstenfeld TS,Wing DA

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Maternal mortality ratios (MMR) appear to have increased in the United States over the last decade. Three potential contributing factors are (1) a shifting maternal age distribution, (2) changes in age-specific MMR, and (3) the addition of a checkbox indicating recent pregnancy on the death certificate. OBJ...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Davis NL,Hoyert DL,Goodman DA,Hirai AH,Callaghan WM

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estradiol and progesterone receptors in the myometrium, decidua, placenta, chorion, and amnion of eight women who underwent elective cesarean section at term were determined by means of an exchange assay. The hormone levels in the peripheral plasma and cytosol of these tissues were measured by radioimmunoassays. Mater...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Khan-Dawood FS,Dawood MY

更新日期：1984-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A review was made of the available literature on the sinusoidal heart rate (SHR) pattern. A specific definition of SHR was made in order to elucidate its clinical significance. According to this definition 41 tracings from 23 publications were classified as being either true SHR, equivocal, or a heart rate pattern oth...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Modanlou HD,Freeman RK

更新日期：1982-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The cancer antigen CA 125 is manifest by serous cystadenocarcinoma of the ovary and to a lesser extent by other gynecologic and nongynecologic tumors. Its presence was screened for in normal human fetal tissues and fluids. Appreciable quantities of CA 125 were discovered in amniotic fluid by both a dot blot assay and ...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： O'Brien TJ,Hardin JW,Bannon GA,Norris JS,Quirk JG Jr

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgical-site infections (SSIs) represent a well-known cause of patient morbidity as well as added health care costs. In gynecologic surgery, particularly hysterectomy, SSIs are often the result of a number of risk factors that may or may not be modifiable. As both the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services and th...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Steiner HL,Strand EA

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fetal heart rate acceleration response to an acoustic stimulation was compared to the traditional nonstress test in regard to pregnancy outcome, as reflected by the incidence of intrapartum fetal distress, meconium staining of the amniotic fluid, 1- and 5-minute Apgar scores, and perinatal mortality. Fetuses with ...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Serafini P,Lindsay MB,Nagey DA,Pupkin MJ,Tseng P,Crenshaw C Jr

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the establishment of a normal range of values for the growth of the ultrasound fetal femur length, a new approach for the study of growth-retarded fetuses is suggested. Ultrasound femur length was measured on a group of "high-risk" pregnancies, and its ability to differentiate the symmetrically small from the asy...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： O'Brien GD,Queenan JT

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We compared preoperative and intraoperative assessments of pelvic organ prolapse to ascertain whether differences existed. STUDY DESIGN:This study is a retrospective analysis of information that was collected of 193 women who underwent reconstructive operation for pelvic organ prolapse between January 1994 a...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Vineyard DD,Kuehl TJ,Coates KW,Shull BL

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Amniostat-FLM rapid slide test (Hana Biologics, Inc., Alameda, Calif.) for detection of phosphatidylglycerol has previously been evaluated and has shown good correlation with the more sophisticated two-dimensional thin-layer chromatographic method. A new, ultrasensitive kit has now been released with a lower level...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Towers CV,Garite TJ

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study was undertaken to evaluate factors at home and work associated with antenatal morbidity (emergency department visits and hospitalizations) among employed pregnant women. STUDY DESIGN:This prospective study of 213 women included 3 antenatal interviews at about 16, 24, and 30 weeks' gestation with q...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Luke B,Avni M,Min L,Misiunas R

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Observational studies demonstrate that women with severe periodontitis have a higher risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes like preterm birth and low birthweight. Standard treatment for periodontitis in the form of scaling and root planing during the second trimester failed to reduce the risk of preterm or low birthweigh...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Fischer LA,Demerath E,Bittner-Eddy P,Costalonga M

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The vaginal birth after cesarean delivery rate is calculated with a denominator equal to the number of all women who give birth after a previous cesarean delivery, including those who are not candidates for a trial of labor. We evaluated the impact of adjustment for noncandidates for a trial of labor on vagin...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Reddy UM,DiVito MM,Armstrong JC,Hyslop T,Wapner RJ

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of the study was to compare biomechanical properties of vaginal versus abdominal surgical wound healing in the rabbit. STUDY DESIGN:Bilateral 6-mm full-thickness circular segments were excised from the vagina and abdominal skin in 38 New Zealand White female rabbits. Animals were killed 0, 4, 7...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Abramov Y,Webb AR,Miller JJ,Alshahrour A,Botros SM,Goldberg RP,Ameer GA,Sand PK

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a patient who had abnormal sonographic findings of the liver 24 hours before signs and symptoms of severe preeclampsia and HELLP syndrome (hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count). The abnormal sonographic appearance of the liver prompted further investigation and was instrumental in the ...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Benacerraf BR,Frigoletto FD Jr,Martini CA

更新日期：1985-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of stress during labor on the plasma concentration of cortisol, unconjugated estriol, and human chorionic somatomammotropin was studied in 15 healthy primiparous women. According to the method of pain relief the parturients were divided into two groups. One group was given continuous epidural analgesia and ...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Maltau JM,Eielsen OV,Stokke KT

更新日期：1979-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to examine neurokinin B levels in serum from preeclamptic and normotensive and to investigate the role of neurokinin B in preeclampsia. STUDY DESIGN:Peripheral and uterine venous blood neurokinin B levels were measured in 14 normotensive and 8 preeclamptic pregnant women by rad...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Schlembach D,Scalera F,Fischer T,Marx SG,Beinder E,Garfield RE

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two fetuses with obstructive uropathy characterized by striking oligohydramnios and dilatation of the urinary collecting system were identified by ultrasound and treated by percutaneous insertion of a long-term vesicoamniotic silicone rubber shunt. Both fetuses were less than 16 weeks' gestation at diagnosis and less ...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Manning FA,Harman CR,Lange IR,Brown R,Decter A,MacDonald N

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy and acceptability of PGF2alpha (prostaglandin F2alpha) as an abortifacient has been examined during intravenous infusion in 15 obstetrically normal midtrimester patients. Infusions of up to 200 mcg/minute of PGF2alpha induced complete abortions in 3 and incomplete abortions in an additional 3 patients. ...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Csapo AI,Sauvage JP,Wiest WG

更新日期：1971-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Bleeding from the site of cordocentesis can be detected by ultrasound examination, but significant hemorrhage into the amniotic fluid rarely occurs. To evaluate the relative contribution of amniotic fluid thromboplastins and the quantity of Wharton's jelly in facilitating coagulation at the puncture site, amniotic flu...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Ney JA,Fee SC,Dooley SL,Socol ML,Minogue J

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purposes of this study were to compare the clinical characteristics of extremely low birth-weight infants (501-1000 g birth weight) who die early (<12 hours of age) with those of infants who die >12 hours after birth and infants who survive to neonatal intensive care unit discharge and to develop a model ...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Shankaran S,Fanaroff AA,Wright LL,Stevenson DK,Donovan EF,Ehrenkranz RA,Langer JC,Korones SB,Stoll BJ,Tyson JE,Bauer CR,Lemons JA,Oh W,Papile LA

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00