Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica
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Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand · Aug 2020
Risk-factors for continuous long-term use of prescription opioid drugs 3 years after hysterectomy: A nationwide cohort study.
The widespread misuse of prescription pain medication, including opioids, has serious public health implications. Postoperative pain is a risk factor for persistent or chronic pain unless treated effectively. There are only a few studies that have assessed the use of opioid-containing drugs after gynecological surgery and most of these usually have a short follow-up period. The aim of this study was to identify risk-factors for long-term use of prescription opioid drugs following hysterectomy. ⋯ Long-term use of prescription opioids after hysterectomy is common and is, among other risk factors, strongly associated with preoperative use of opioids, as well as psychoactive drugs and adenomyosis. To avoid opioid misuse disorders among women at risk for long-term opioid drug prescriptions after hysterectomy, further studies and strategies are needed.
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Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand · Aug 2020
Cervical dilation at the time of epidural catheter insertion is not associated with the degree of prolongation of the first or second stages of labor, or the rate of instrumental vaginal delivery.
Epidural analgesia (EA) is an established option for efficient intrapartum analgesia. Meta-analyses have shown that EA differentially affects the first stage of labor but prolongs the second. The question of EA timing remains open. We aimed to investigate whether EA prolongs delivery in total and whether the EA administration timing vis-à-vis cervical dilation at catheter insertion is associated with a modulation of its effects on the duration of the first and second stages, as well as the rate of instrumental vaginal delivery in primiparas and multiparas. ⋯ Epidural analgesia prolonged the first and second stages of labor vs no epidural. Having EA was associated with a higher instrumental delivery rate but not with higher rates of maternal or neonatal complications, in primi- and multiparas. Importantly, the timing of EA, vis-à-vis cervical dilation, was not associated with substantial changes in the duration of labor stages or the instrumental delivery rate. Thus, EA may be offered early in the first stage of labor.
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Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand · Aug 2020
Surgeon's experience and clinical outcome after retropubic tension-free vaginal tape-A case series.
The retropubic tension-free vaginal tape procedure has been the preferred method for primary surgical treatment of stress and stress-dominant mixed urinary incontinence in women for more than 20 years. In this study, we assessed associations between surgeon's experience with the primary tension-free vaginal tape procedure and both perioperative complications and recurrence rates. ⋯ Surgeon's experience with the tension-free vaginal tape procedure is associated with the risk of bladder perforation and urinary retention, and may be associated with the long-term effectiveness of the procedure.
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Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand · Jul 2020
Uptrend in distress and psychiatric symptomatology in pregnant women during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
Prenatal maternal distress has a negative impact on the course of pregnancy, fetal development, offspring development, and later psychopathologies. The study aimed to determine the extent to which the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic may aggravate the prenatal distress and psychiatric symptomatology of pregnant women. ⋯ Pregnant women assessed during the COVID-19 pandemic reported more distress and psychiatric symptoms than pregnant women assessed before the pandemic, mainly in the form of depression and anxiety symptoms. Given the harmful consequences of prenatal distress on mothers and offspring, the presently observed upsurge of symptoms in pregnant women calls for special means of clinical surveillance.