Obstetrics and gynecology
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Obstetrics and gynecology · Mar 2012
Pregnancy outcomes in women after bariatric surgery compared with obese and morbidly obese controls.
To estimate the rates of pregnancy outcomes of women after bariatric surgery relative to women in a control groups. ⋯ Bariatric surgery is associated with reduction in gestational diabetes in a subsequent pregnancy, but possibly at the expense of an increase in SGA neonates.
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Obstetrics and gynecology · Feb 2012
Randomized Controlled TrialHigher-dose oxytocin and hemorrhage after vaginal delivery: a randomized controlled trial.
Higher-dose oxytocin is more effective than lower-dose regimens to prevent postpartum hemorrhage after cesarean delivery. We compared two higher-dose regimens (80 units and 40 units) to our routine regimen (10 units) among women who delivered vaginally. ⋯ I.
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Obstetrics and gynecology · Feb 2012
Pelvic floor disorders after vaginal birth: effect of episiotomy, perineal laceration, and operative birth.
To investigate whether episiotomy, perineal laceration, and operative delivery are associated with pelvic floor disorders after vaginal childbirth. ⋯ II.
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Obstetrics and gynecology · Feb 2012
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyThree-year follow-up of tension-free vaginal tape compared with transobturator tape in women with stress urinary incontinence and intrinsic sphincter deficiency.
To compare the efficacy of tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) to transobturator tape in the treatment of women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and intrinsic sphincter deficiency at 3-year follow-up. ⋯ I.
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Obstetrics and gynecology · Feb 2012
Near-miss maternal mortality: cardiac dysfunction as the principal cause of obstetric intensive care unit admissions.
Evaluation of "near-miss" maternal mortality is a robust surveillance method to assess the quality of obstetric care and determinants of poor maternal outcome. To evaluate near-miss maternal mortality, we examined patient characteristics and maternal and neonatal outcomes for an obstetric population admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) in a tertiary care center. ⋯ III.