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A Single Umbilical Artery (SUA) is found in about 1 in 200 fetuses in the second trimester. Since the finding is associated with an increase in fetal anomalies, it alerts clinicians to search for any of the possible abnormalities linked with this finding.
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Intraoperative placement of adhesion barriers has been a long-practiced adjuvant to major abdominal/pelvic surgery in an attempt to reduce postoperative complications such as bowel obstruction and infertility.
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In this issue: Statins and liver function; dosing timing for thyroxine; rivaroxaban for VTE, DVT, and stroke; echinacea and the common cold; and FDA actions.
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This paper presents two parallel studies that evaluate the safety and efficacy of oral rivaroxaban in the treatment of acute deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and in continuing prophylaxis for recurrence.
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The pendulum has been swinging away from doing early deliveries without indications, but the question remains: What is early?
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Conducted in a 700+ bed tÿ
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Conducted in a 700+ bed tertiary care, urban academic teaching hospital with a trauma center and referral center for high-risk obstetrics, this retrospective cohort study involved the procedures of 86 surgeons and 134 OB/GYNs between 1999 and 2008.
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In the January issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology an article from Japan appeared that will shed new light on the practice of using cerclage in patients with short cervices. Over a 5-year period 16,508 had transvaginal ultrasound evaluations between 20-24 weeks.
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Advanced stage endometrial cancer represents a significant therapeutic challenge as it encompasses patients with a diverse spectrum of disease and recurrence risk. Currently, most patients are treated following primary surgical extirpation with a modality either directed at tumor residua or to a high-risk locale of recurrence. Either or both radiation therapy and chemotherapy have been used.
