Defensive Medicine and Obstetric Practices [PDF]
, 2012 Using data on physician behavior from the 1979–2005 National Hospital Discharge Surveys (NHDS), I estimate the relationship between malpractice pressure, as identified by the adoption of non-economic damage caps and related tort reforms, and certain ...
Frakes, Michael D.
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Comparing the effect of hypotension treatment due to spinal anesthesia with ephedrine or phenylephrine on arterial blood gases and neonatal Apgar score during cesarean delivery in obese mothers: randomized clinical trial [PDF]
Majallah-i Zanān, Māmā̓ī va Nāzā̓ī-i Īrān, 2019 Introduction: Hypertension in obese patients is more affected by spinal anesthesia than normal people. Due to the lack of study and recommendation of articles about comparison of ephedrine and phenylephrine in obese patients during cesarean section, this
Solmaz Fakhari +4 more
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Attaining an Undergraduate Certificate on Older Adults: Examining Qualitative Experiences of Students [PDF]
InSight, 2023 As life expectancy in the United States continues to increase, there is a need to enhance interest and competency in working with older adults. There have been efforts to do so in recent years, but research indicates that there are barriers, such as lack
Dawn Apgar, Lori Zerrusen
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Effect of Auriculotherapy on Neonatal Apgar Score and Maternal Postpartum Hemorrhage and Vital Signs [PDF]
Majallah-i Zanān, Māmā̓ī va Nāzā̓ī-i Īrān, 2018 Introduction: One of the risk factors for postpartum hemorrhage is the elongation of labor. Today, various pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical methods are used to reduce pain and duration of delivery.
Masoume Pirhadi +2 more
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Birth asphyxia as the major complication in newborns: Moving towards improved individual outcomes by prediction, targeted prevention and tailored medical care [PDF]
, 2011 Perinatal Asphyxia—oxygen deficit at delivery—can lead to severe hypoxic ischaemic organ damage in newborns followed by a fatal outcome or severe life-long pathologies.
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Can the cerebroplacental ratio (CPR) predict intrapartum fetal compromise? : a prospective observational study [PDF]
, 2017 Objective: To investigate the potential clinical use of serial fetal CPR measurements during the last month of pregnancy for the prediction of adverse perinatal outcome in unselected low-risk pregnancies.
Dehaene, Isabelle +4 more
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Anales de la Facultad de Medicina, 2021 Introducción: La depresión neonatal es una de las causas más frecuentes de ingreso de recién nacidos a unidades especializadas de atención neonatal. La asfixia perinatal es una de las causas de bajo puntaje de Apgar, siendo uno de los criterios clínicos ...
María Fernanda Nozar +2 more
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The Legacy of Virginia Apgar [PDF]
Obstetric Anesthesia Digest, 2020 (Br J Anaesth. 2020;124:e185–e186) The Apgar scale, was created by and named after Virginia Apgar, who was an anesthesiologist. This scale is widely used clinically to assess newborn babies across the world.
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Correlation of umbilical blood pH and outcome in meconium stained deliveries
Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2016 Background: Umbilical cord blood analysis is assumed to give a picture of acid base balance of the infant at the moment of birth when umbilical circulation is arrested by clamping of the cord.
Saheli Misra
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Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2022 An essential role played by cardiotocography (CTG), is promptly detecting non-reassuring foetal status during delivery, as these abnormal changes are a prime reason for women to undergo a caesarean section.
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