Obstetrics and gynecology
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Obstetrics and gynecology · Jun 1998
Factors affecting fellowship satisfaction, thesis completion, and career direction among maternal-fetal medicine fellows.
To determine fellowship satisfaction through a survey of maternal-fetal medicine fellows. ⋯ A mentor or faculty advisor plays a significant role in the training of maternal-fetal medicine fellows and is associated with a higher incidence of satisfaction with the fellowship program, thesis completion, and entrance into academic practice.
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Obstetrics and gynecology · May 1998
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialA randomized trial of misoprostol and extra-amniotic saline infusion for cervical ripening and labor induction.
To compare the cesarean rates in women undergoing induction of labor with unfavorable cervices who receive either misoprostol or extra-amniotic saline infusion. ⋯ Both methods of labor induction appear to be equally effective in this group of women at high risk for cesarean delivery and prolonged induction of labor.
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Obstetrics and gynecology · Apr 1998
A cost-effectiveness analysis of prenatal carrier screening for cystic fibrosis.
To examine the cost-effectiveness of prenatal carrier screening for cystic fibrosis. ⋯ Under most assumptions and sensitivity analyses, a prenatal cystic fibrosis-carrier screening program appears to be cost-effective.
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To determine whether intraoperative hypothermia during cesarean delivery is a risk factor for wound infection. ⋯ In this case-control study of cesarean delivery, intraoperative hypothermia was not a risk factor for wound infection.
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Obstetrics and gynecology · Apr 1998
Vestibular nerve fiber proliferation in vulvar vestibulitis syndrome.
To evaluate nerve fiber density in vestibular specimens from women operated upon for vulvar vestibulitis. ⋯ Vestibular neural hyperplasia may provide a morphologic explanation of the pain in vulvar vestibulitis syndrome.