Death from pseudomembranous enterocolitis.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patient-prosthesis mismatch is a known and severe complication after aortic valve repair in the general population. There is a paucity of literature regarding this condition in pregnancy. CASE:We present the clinical course of a pregnant woman with severe patient-prosthesis mismatch after aortic valve repla...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Johnston RC,Swank ML,Shrivastava VK,Hameed AB

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies suggest that fetal biometry may allow recognition of pregnancies at risk for Down syndrome. Second-trimester biparietal diameter (BPD)/femur length and observed-to-expected femur length ratios were examined in 48 chromosomally abnormal fetuses and compared with those of a control population composed of ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Dicke JM,Gray DL,Songster GS,Crane JP

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A nearly unique case is presented of pleural and peritoneal endometriosis with bloody pleural effusion and 4700 cc of bloody ascites. Theories of pathogenesis, differential diagnosis, and treatment are discussed. This represents another of the protean manifestations of endometriosis to complement the many others descr...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Irani S,Atkinson L,Cabaniss C,Danovitch SH

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes an instrument to recover fertilized ova from the human uterus without anesthesia. Two hundred sixty-five lavages were performed on 20 normal and presumed fertile women and on seven infertile women. Using 60 mL of fluid, median fluid recovery was 97% (range 65-100%). In the fertile women, ova were...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Sauer MV,Bustillo M,Gorrill MJ,Louw JA,Marshall JR,Buster JE

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred sixteen women between 14 and 20 weeks of gestation were aborted with a combined regimen of intraamniotic prostaglandin F2alpha (PGF2alpha) and intracervical laminaria. Complications among these women were compared to those among 122 patients who aborted after PGF2alpha administration only. Shorter interval...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Duenhoelter JH,Gant NF,Jimenez JM

更新日期：1976-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most reported associations in observational clinical research are false, and the minority of associations that are true are often exaggerated. This credibility problem has many causes, including the failure of authors, reviewers, and editors to recognize the inherent limitations of these studies. This issue is especia...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Grimes DA,Schulz KF

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test the effectiveness of intraperitoneal local anesthesia in relieving postoperative pain after laparoscopic sterilization. METHODS:In a double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized study of two groups of 25 subjects each, women scheduled for tubal sterilization under general anesthesia received 80 mL of ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Benhamou D,Narchi P,Mazoit JX,Fernandez H

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the morbidity associated with continuing the second-stage duration of labor, weighing the probability of spontaneous vaginal birth without morbidity compared with birth with serious maternal or neonatal complications. METHODS:In a retrospective cohort, we analyzed singleton, vertex births at 36 wee...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Grantz KL,Sundaram R,Ma L,Hinkle S,Berghella V,Hoffman MK,Reddy UM

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Positron emission tomography (PET) fused with computed tomography (CT) imaging is common in the clinical assessment of patients with locally advanced cervical cancer. Limitations to the utilization and interpretation of PET-CT scans in patients with cervical cancer have been described, including false-positi...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Grove N,Zheng M,Bristow RE,Eskander RN

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sickle cell anemia is associated with an alarming attrition rate during pregnancy. The maternal morbidity rate, perinatal wastage rate, and the incidence of severe morbidity in both mother and child are elevated above acceptable limits. In most cases, these statistics have been compiled using conservative therapeutic ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Morrison JC,Wiser WL

更新日期：1976-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infants delivered preterm often reflect accelerated maturation. The present study examines the occurrence of suboptimal intrauterine growth in infants delivered preterm by comparing their birth weights to the weights sonographically predicted for in utero fetuses at similar gestational ages but who ultimately deliver ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Weiner CP,Sabbagha RE,Vaisrub N,Depp R

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To establish nomograms of fetal ear measurements. Newborns with trisomies have smaller ears than the normal population. This observation led us to believe that ear measurements might be useful in the antenatal prediction of fetuses with abnormal karyotypes. METHODS:Fetal ear length and width were obtained ul...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Shimizu T,Salvador L,Allanson J,Hughes-Benzie R,Nimrod C

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To present our current understanding of oxytocin and its receptors during pregnancy and parturition and their potential clinical applications. DATA SOURCES:A MEDLINE search was conducted for pertinent articles from 1966 to October 1996 related to oxytocin and its receptor and their clinical implications duri...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Zeeman GG,Khan-Dawood FS,Dawood MY

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the incidence of surgical-site infection with use of chlorhexidine-alcohol compared with povidone-iodine among women undergoing cesarean deliveries. METHODS:This was a retrospective cohort review of 1,000 consecutive cases in women who underwent cesarean delivery over a 1-year interval. The prima...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Menderes G,Athar Ali N,Aagaard K,Sangi-Haghpeykar H

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the prevalence of urinary incontinence during exercise in women, estimate whether exercise intensity is related to leakage severity, and report women's assessments of incontinence as a barrier to exercise. METHODS:Questionnaires were mailed to 5,130 women aged 18-60 years drawn from National Fami...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Nygaard I,Girts T,Fultz NH,Kinchen K,Pohl G,Sternfeld B

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify neonatal complications associated with placenta previa. METHODS:This was a population-based, retrospective cohort study involving all singleton deliveries in Nova Scotia from 1988 to 1995. The study group consisted of all completed singleton pregnancies complicated by placenta previa; all other s...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Crane JM,van den Hof MC,Dodds L,Armson BA,Liston R

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 21-year-old white woman presented with virilization, hirsutism, and acne of 1.5 years' duration. Endocrine testing demonstrated complete suppression of serum testosterone, from 5.3 to 0.6 ng/mL, and serum androstenedione, from 4.7 to 1.7 ng/mL, after oral administration of 50 micrograms of mestranol and 1 mg of nore...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Haning RV Jr,Loughlin J,Shapiro SS

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report, the first ultrastructural study of endometriotic implants, compares the ectopic endometrium in 14 patients with that found in the uterus. The ultrastructural features of most of the glands of the ectopic endometrium resemble those of the corresponding glands lining the uterus. Specific ultrastructural cha...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Schweppe KW,Wynn RM

更新日期：1981-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the state of erythrocyte adhesiveness/aggregation in the peripheral blood of women with pregnancy-induced hypertension as well as in matched controls using a simple slide test and image analysis. METHODS:We recruited 25 women with pregnancy-induced hypertension. Twenty-five age- and gestational age-...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Gamzu R,Rotstein R,Fusman R,Zeltser D,Berliner AS,Kupferminc MJ

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence, magnitude, and type of fetal acidemia associated with contemporary obstetric anesthetic techniques. METHODS:Umbilical artery blood gases were obtained in 1601 singleton pregnancies delivered by elective cesarean. RESULTS:General anesthesia was used in 371 (23%) women, epidural i...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Roberts SW,Leveno KJ,Sidawi JE,Lucas MJ,Kelly MA

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to describe identifiers and estimate maternal and neonatal outcomes in women who attempt suicide during pregnancy. METHODS:A linked Vital Statistics-Patient Discharge database of the State of California was used to identify cases of intentional injury during pregnancy. A retrosp...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Gandhi SG,Gilbert WM,McElvy SS,El Kady D,Danielson B,Xing G,Smith LH

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study of the records of patients seen in a two-year period in a private gynecologic practice and a one-year period in the emergency department of a general hospital was prompted by the incidence of chest wall pain diagnosed as costochondral pain. The study revealed 76 women in the former practice and 156 men and wom...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Peyton FW

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

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：:Fifty-two women undergoing labor induction and vaginal delivery at term were randomized between two oxytocin infusion protocols, involving hourly versus quarter-hourly increases in dose. Potential differences were sought of duration of labor, amount of uterine activity generated, and amount of oxytocin required. Start...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Blakemore KJ,Qin NG,Petrie RH,Paine LL

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hormone production is a characteristic associated with the presence of solid tumors in the ovary. We present a case of a solitary ovarian cyst producing large amounts of testosterone and presenting with rapid onset of hirsutism. CASE:A woman presented approximately 6 months postpartum with irregular menses ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Goudas VT,Wasty F,Pardanani B,Ying YK

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was carried out to determine whether some of the lowest doses of natural estrogens currently prescribed for postmenopausal women result in significant changes in plasma lipids, urinary calcium, urinary free cortisol, or level of androgens. Twenty-four postmenopausal women were studied and the estrogens inge...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Lobo RA,Brenner P,Mishell DR Jr

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To facilitate extraction and avoid intra-abdominal spillage during laparoscopic removal of adnexal masses, various designs and sizes of endopouches (bags) have been used. We describe a simple technique using a special laparoscopic bag that requires no additional instruments to hold, open, or close the bag. ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Chatzipapas IK,Hart RJ,Magos A

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the 1970s in the United States, the number of hospitalizations for ectopic pregnancy increased more than twofold, and ectopic pregnancy emerged as a leading cause of maternal mortality. All known deaths from ectopic pregnancy in the United States from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 1980, were investigated by ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Dorfman SF

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twelve patients with symptomatic septate uteri underwent hysteroscopic division of the uterine septum, monitored by concomitant laparoscopy, over a six-year period. The preoperative reproductive performance included 42 pregnancies, with only three viable deliveries. Ten of the 12 patients conceived within one year aft...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Valle RF,Sciarra JJ

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parturients with heavy vaginal colonization of group B streptococci were selected randomly to receive either penicillin or no antibiotic. A simple and fast latex agglutination test, applied in 8977 consecutive parturients, detected 412 women with heavy colonization with group B streptococcus, 199 of whom were eligible...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Tuppurainen N,Hallman M

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00