Clin Exp Obstet Gyn
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Clin Exp Obstet Gyn · Jan 2012
Effect of epidural analgesia on labor times and mode of delivery: a prospective study.
To assess changes in labor times and delivery outcome in low-risk women requesting pain relief and undergoing epidural analgesia, according to the epidural analgesia schemes. ⋯ Epidural analgesia in patients requesting pain relief favors normal course of labor if it is not discontinued or delayed.
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Postoperative infections are a great constituent of surgical complications. The most common one is surgical site infection (SSI), as well as vaginal and/or urinary tract infections, infections affecting distant organs and systems and systemic circulation leading to sepsis and septic shock. Our aim was to emphasize the effect of malignant disease on postoperative infection and to establish malignant disease as a risk factor for SSI, per se. ⋯ In our study malignant disease erupted as the most important risk factor for SSI. This brings us to question the pathophysiological mechanisms and systemic effects associated with malignant disease. There are few studies discussing the issue of malignancy as an isolated risk factor that 4-5 fold increases the risk of SSIs. It is of utmost interest to define protocols of antimicrobial prophylaxis for gynecological malignancy surgery as are suggested for some other malignancies.
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Clin Exp Obstet Gyn · Jan 2012
Case ReportsAcute generalized exanthematous pustulosis during the puerperal period: a case report.
Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis (AGEP) is an uncommon adverse cutaneous reaction, most commonly associated with drugs. ⋯ Once the diagnosis of AGEP has been made, the antibiotics being administered must be discontinued. If continued treatment is required, pharmacologically distinct antibiotics must be used instead to aid the rapid self-limitation of the disease.