Obstetrics and gynecology
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Endometriosis is a relatively common chronic gynecologic disorder that usually presents with chronic pelvic pain or infertility. The societal effect of this disorder is enormous both in monetary costs and in quality of life. The diagnosis of the disease can only be definitively made with surgical intervention. ⋯ This article presents the different types of peritoneal disease found in endometriosis patients. The technique used to safely and completely remove the disease is discussed. The specific areas of involvement include the pelvic side wall, the cul-de-sac, and bladder peritoneum.
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Obstetrics and gynecology · Sep 2011
Obstetrician and nurse-midwife collaboration: successful public health and private practice partnership.
To evaluate maternal and neonatal outcomes of collaborative maternity care for a socioeconomically diverse patient population in a California community hospital. ⋯ III.
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Obstetrics and gynecology · Sep 2011
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study17α-hydroxyprogesterone caproate for the prevention of adverse neonatal outcome in multiple pregnancies: a randomized controlled trial.
To estimate whether administration of 17α-hydroxyprogesterone caproate can prevent neonatal morbidity in multiple pregnancies by reducing the preterm birth rate. ⋯ ISRCTN Register, www.isrctn.org, ISRCTN40512715.
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Obstetrics and gynecology · Sep 2011
Epidemiology of peripartum cardiomyopathy: incidence, predictors, and outcomes.
To estimate the incidence, describe the mortality, and identify independent predictors of peripartum cardiomyopathy, a very serious cardiovascular complication of pregnancy associated with maternal morbidity and mortality among otherwise healthy women without prior heart disease. ⋯ II.