Second-trimester abortion caused by Capnocytophaga sputigena: case report.

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Congenital pulmonary airway malformation (CPAM) is a group of rare congenital malformations of the lung and airways. Lung ultrasound (LU) is increasingly used to diagnose neonatal respiratory diseases since it is quick, easy to learn, and radiation-free, but no formal data exist for congenital ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Yousef N,Mokhtari M,Durand P,Raimondi F,Migliaro F,Letourneau A,Tissières P,De Luca D

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to examine factors that were associated with uterine rupture in patients attempting vaginal birth after cesarean delivery. We analyzed the results of all patients attempting vaginal birth after cesarean delivery between September 1996 to December 1999 at a single institution using a conte...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Hoffman MK,Sciscione A,Srinivasana M,Shackelford DP,Ekbladh L

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although values for cardiac output in the newborn infant have been reported previously, the methods utilized have been invasive. To assess if cardiac output could be determined noninvasively in the neonate, we measured mean ascending aortic blood flow velocity (VAo) in well newborns using a portable 5MHz, range gated,...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Alverson DC,Eldridge MW,Johnson JD,Aldrich M,Angelus P,Berman W Jr

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute mitral regurgitation due to ruptured chordae tendineae is a dramatic and life-threatening clinical situation. Rarely does this complication occur during pregnancy. We present a case of a 30-year-old woman in week 31 of her pregnancy who developed acute mitral regurgitation, secondary to bacterial endocarditis an...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Hagay ZJ,Weissman A,Geva D,Snir E,Caspi A

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The management of breech presentation may improve perinatal outcomes. The aim of this study was to synthesize and compare published evidence of four national guidelines on breech presentation. STUDY DESIGN:A descriptive review of four recently published national guidelines on breech presentation and external...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Tsakiridis I,Mamopoulos A,Athanasiadis A,Dagklis T

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-five patients undergoing nipple stimulation contraction stress tests were enrolled in this study. Plasma 13,14-dihydro, 15-keto prostaglandin F2 alpha and plasma prolactin concentrations were analyzed before and during the contraction stress tests. Prolactin concentrations were significantly higher (p less than...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Rijhsinghani AG,Dubin NH,Zacur HA,Johnson TR,Niebyl JR

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to evaluate the clinical characteristics of neonates with hydrops fetalis to improve recognition of the disease. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The clinical data of 10 neonates with hydrops fetalis were retrospectively studied. Prenatal characteristics, causes, clinical features, and pr...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： An X,Wang J,Zhuang X,Dai J,Lu C,Li X,Yan Y

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study is to examine the hypothesis that prolonged rupture of membranes (PROM) is associated with increased cord blood erythropoietin (EPO) concentrations, proportional to the duration of ruptured membranes. STUDY DESIGN:This study is a prospective, cross-sectional, observational (nonintervent...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Barak S,Mimouni FB,Stern R,Cohen N,Goldstein DB,Marom R

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The definition of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) was developed more than 50 years ago. Since then, the obstetric population has changed dramatically. We sought to determine how well we estimated blood loss (EBL) and find thresholds predicting need for transfusion. STUDY DESIGN:We performed a prospective cohort ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Conner SN,Tuuli MG,Colvin R,Shanks AL,Macones GA,Cahill AG

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study considers whether admission to the hospital of a patient diagnosed with a short cervix delayed delivery, prevented preterm delivery, and/or decreased the rate of change in the cervical length (CL) on follow-up measurements. The design was a retrospective cohort study of women carrying singleton pregnancies ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Fox NS,Jean-Pierre C,Predanic M,Chasen ST

更新日期：2007-01-01 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：: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：:A markedly elevated peripheral nucleated erythrocyte count is reported in a term nonmacrosomic infant with congenital hyperinsulinism born to a nondiabetic mother. With control of hypoglycemia and hyperinsulinism, the count declined to normal. A relationship of hyperinsulinism and erythropoiesis, not related to fetal ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Carter BS

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aplasia cutis congenita (ACC) is the clinical manifestation of an uncommon group of skin disorders. One postulated etiology is disseminated intravascular coagulation from release of thrombogenic maternal arising from placental injury or fetal demise. This leads to disruption of the ectodermal blood supply responsible ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Da-Silva SS,Fagbongbe EO

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to compare the pregnancy outcome and delivery complications in women 40 years or older (cases) to that of women 20 to 30 years old (controls). Over a 5-year period, 319 cases had a singleton delivery in our institution. These women were compared with 326 controls. Parity was significantly hig...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Seoud MA,Nassar AH,Usta IM,Melhem Z,Kazma A,Khalil AM

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present an unusual case, in which a woman presenting with markedly decreased fetal movements at 29 weeks gestation following a recent increase in fundal height was noted sonographically to have fetal hydrops consisting of scalp edema, marked hepatomegaly, ascites, and polyhydramnios. No lethal structural congenital...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Levine Z,Sherer DM,Jacobs A,Rotenberg O

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE: Potentially avoidable maternity complications (PAMCs) have been validated as an indicator of access to quality prenatal care. African-American mothers have exhibited a higher incidence of PAMCs, which has been attributed to unequal health coverage. The objective of this study was to assess if racial disparit...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Ranjit A,Andriotti T,Madsen C,Koehlmoos T,Staat B,Witkop C,Little SE,Robinson J

更新日期：2020-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives This study aims to examine the relationship between hospital birth volume and multiple maternal morbidities among low-risk pregnancies in rural hospitals, urban non-teaching hospitals, and urban teaching hospitals, using a representative sample of U.S. hospitals. Study Design Using the 2011 Nationwide Inpat...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Kozhimannil KB,Thao V,Hung P,Tilden E,Caughey AB,Snowden JM

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of pretreatment with obestatin (OB), an endogenous hormone also found in mother's milk, in experimental necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). STUDY DESIGN:Pups were randomized into four groups: control, OB-control, NEC, and OB-NEC. NEC was induced by asphyxia and hypothermia in the NEC a...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Korkut S,Özdemir A,Yay AH,Yalçın B,Ceylan M,Korkmaz L,Yazıcı C,Güntürk İ,Kurtoğlu S

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a case of transient hyperinsulinism in an asphyxiated newborn infant with hypoglycemia. Although hypoglycemia in birth asphyxiated infants is generally attributed to depletion of glycogen stores, we observed severe hyperinsulinism associated with the hypoglycemia. The hypoglycemia was refractory to high gl...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Clark W,O'Donovan D

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed the pattern of levo-thyroxine (l-thyroxine) therapy in very premature newborns over a 10-year period. We analyzed the electronic database of a large private neonatal practice group (Pediatrix, Ft. Lauderdale, FL) for 23- to 32-week gestation neonates ( N = 96,813) managed during 1997 to 2006. L-thyroxine u...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Linn M,Yoder BA,Clark RH

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We sought to report an updated incidence, risk factors, and outcome of traumatic facial palsy (TFP) in newborn infants born at King Abdulaziz Medical City (KAMC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. We performed a 12-year retrospective study at KAMC. The records of infants with the diagnosis of TFP during the study period were revi...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Al Tawil K,Saleem N,Kadri H,Rifae MT,Tawakol H

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a rare occurrence of an early-onset extensive cystic hygroma colli with intralesional hemorrhage and a favorable outcome. A 23-year-old primigravida woman was referred for management of a left isolated extensive cystic hygroma colli at 22 weeks' gestation. Amniocentesis revealed a 46, XY karyotype. Ultrasou...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Chen CP,Wang W,Lin SP,Sheu JC,Tzen CY

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE: Semiquantitative lung ultrasound improves the timeliness of surfactant replacement, but its financial consequences are unknown. We aim to investigate if the ultrasound-guided surfactant administration influences the general costs of surfactant therapy for preterm neonates affected by respiratory distress syn...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： De Luca D,Yousef N

更新日期：2020-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Although cesarean section is one of the most ancient surgical procedures, the origin of its name remains obscure. The term, however, did not originate because of the birth of the Roman Emperor Julius Caesar through this route. In fact, historians are certain that Julius Caesar was not delivered by the dangerous cesare...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Raju TN

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 18 women with gestational diabetes the variables of an oral glucose tolerance test (fasting and 2-hour blood glucose values and area under the blood glucose curve) performed in the last trimester of pregnancy correlated significantly with the urinary C-peptide excretion during the first 12 hours of the life (r = 0....

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Lunell NO,Persson B,Devarajan LV,Hassan S,Hathout H,Kasrawi R,Saleh A,Viktorin L

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of severe, peripheral, and diffuse tissue ischemia after umbilical vein catheterization (UVC) in a preterm newborn born to a preeclamptic mother. Nitroglycerin ointment was used to treat lesions. The recovery was good but partial loss of the distal phalange of one finger and one toe occurred. This is ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Ancora G,Soffritti S,Faldella G

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective To assess the additive value of prenatal chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) for all indications and the likelihood of detecting pathologic copy number variations (CNVs) based on specific indications. Methods A retrospective analysis was performed on amniocentesis and chorionic villi sampling results obtai...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Bornstein E,Berger S,Cheung SW,Maliszewski KT,Patel A,Pursley AN,Lenchner E,Bacino C,Beaudet AL,Divon MY

更新日期：2017-03-01 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：:A case of congenital left-sided diaphragmatic hernia complicated by formation of gastropleural fistula and Candida tropicalis empyema is presented. The possibility of pleural fistula should be considered in any undiagnosed case of pleural effusion, pneumothorax, empyema, hemothorax, or hydropneumothorax. ...

journal_title：American journal of perinatology

authors： Malik S,Giacoia GP

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00