Integration of contraception provision in emergency obstetric and neonatal care: A scoping review
Abstract Background Emergency obstetric and neonatal care (EmONC) provides a framework to assess the capacity of health systems and mitigate maternal mortality. Given the high unmet need for contraception, integrating contraception provision and EmONC services could improve maternal and newborn health outcomes.
Mikaela R. Koch +8 more
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Hypertensive emergencies in diabetic patients from predominantly African American urban communities
Aim: The aim of this study was to identify risk factors for hypertensive emergencies in diabetic patients presenting with severely elevated blood pressure.
Irina Benenson +8 more
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Gambaran Pengetahuan Dan Sikap Penderita Hipetensi Tentang Risiko Jatuh Dan Penanganan Kedaduratan Hipertensi Di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Sukarami Palembang [PDF]
Background : Hypertension is one disease that can increase the risk of falling. Purpose : Know the description of knowledge and attitude of hypertension patient about risk fall and handling of hypertension emergency in work area of Puskesmas Sukarami ...
Nikawati, Windi
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Abstract Objectives This study describes maternal and perinatal outcomes of women with preeclampsia (PE) according to hospital admission characteristics: referral from lower complexity settings or directly admitted at the reference hospital. Methods This is a cross‐sectional study considering women with PE who were admitted for childbirth between ...
Juliana da‐Costa‐Santos +13 more
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The Multi-Biomarker Approach for Heart Failure in Patients with Hypertension [PDF]
We assessed the predictive ability of selected biomarkers using N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) as the benchmark and tried to establish a multi-biomarker approach to heart failure (HF) in hypertensive patients. In 120 hypertensive
Agata Bielecka-Dabrowa +10 more
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Abstract Objective A single oral dose of azithromycin (AZM) given during labor to women planning a vaginal delivery reduced maternal infections including sepsis, with a stronger effect in sub‐Saharan Africa than South Asia. Since maternal infection contributes to labor dysfunction and postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), we evaluated the effect of AZM on the ...
Larissa Sidze +37 more
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Background: It is not so easy to make a quick screening between hypertensive emergency (HE) and hypertensive urgency (HU), as it often requires sophisticated, complex and time consuming clinical, instrumental and diagnostic tests.
Sameh El Maraghi +3 more
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Emerging applications of artificial intelligence for obstetric ultrasound: A scoping review
Abstract Background The WHO recommends that all pregnant women receive an ultrasound (US) scan prior to 24 weeks gestation to encourage early identification of various conditions, such as fetal anomalies, multiple gestation, and placental abnormalities; however, global access to US remains limited.
Vani Gupta +3 more
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Relationship of blood pressure, antihypertensive therapy, and outcome in ischemic stroke treated with intravenous thrombolysis: retrospective analysis from Safe Implementation of Thrombolysis in Stroke-International Stroke Thrombolysis Register (SITS-ISTR) [PDF]
<p><b>Background and Purpose:</b> The optimal management of blood pressure (BP) in acute stroke remains unclear. For ischemic stroke treated with intravenous thrombolysis, current guidelines suggest pharmacological intervention if ...
Ahmed, N. +4 more
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Early versus late amniotomy during twin labor
Abstract Objective This study evaluates whether timing of amniotomy affects labor characteristics and maternal and neonatal outcomes in twin deliveries. Methods This retrospective study was conducted at a single academic medical center and included dichorionic diamniotic (DCDA) twin pregnancies with a normal anomaly scan and a vertex‐presenting leading
Or Eliner +5 more
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