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Application of Bakri's Balloon to postpartum obstetric hemorrhage. Case Presentation

Medisur, 2019
Obstetric hemorrhage after delivery complicates 10.5% of births worldwide and is related to high perinatal morbidity and mortality. Its management includes medical treatment and if refractory, it will be necessary to resort to a surgical treatment based ...
Yoan Hernàndez Cabrera, Jorge Luis Diaz Puebla, Ana Beatriz Abreus Castro, Marioly Ruiz Hernandez   +3 more
doaj  

Patient characteristics, surgery outcomes, presumed aetiology and other characteristics of fistula surgeries and related procedures supported by Fistula Foundation from 2019 to 2021: a multicentre, retrospective observational study

BMJ Open
Objectives Obstetric fistula is a devastating childbirth injury primarily caused by prolonged, obstructed labour. It leaves women incontinent, severely stigmatised and isolated. Fistula repair surgery can restore a woman’s health and well-being.
Lindsey Pollaczek, Keerthana Rajagopal, Jesse Chu   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clotrimazole‐loaded PLGA microparticles for local drug delivery to the vagina: Shape does matter

Animal Models and Experimental Medicine, EarlyView.
Clotrimazole‐loaded PLGA microparticles for intravaginal delivery. Abstract Background Intravaginal drug administration is the most promising strategy for treating vaginal infections to protect women's health, such as vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC). However, conventional vaginal formulations in the clinic face challenges such as drug leakage and low ...
Yanyu Li, Jingting Luo, Shitao Zou, Xin Zhang, Zhen Wang, Ziwen Jiang, Jingjie Wang, Zhaoxia Liu, Zhimin Zhou   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clinical characteristics and factors associated with in-hospital post-surgical mortality in COVID-19 patients at a tertiary care center in Karachi, Pakistan

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background In this study we aimed to determine the clinical manifestations, complications and outcomes of COVID-19 patients who had undergone surgical interventions at a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan.
Abdullah Wagley, Maham Sarfraz, Mohammed Motiwala, Muhammad Faisal Khan, Asad Latif, Syed Ather Enam, Nosheen Nasir, Adil H. Haider   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Dynamics of Neurofilament Light Chain in Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Annals of Neurology, EarlyView.
Objective Newborn screening (NBS) for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) facilitates early diagnosis and treatment for affected individuals. However, fluid biomarkers that provide early insights into disease activity and outcomes in a neonatal cohort and those unable to access (due to reimbursement criteria) or deferring immediate treatment are lacking ...
Arlene D'Silva, Karen Herbert, Lakshmi Balaji, Jia Mei He, Tejaswi Kandula, Hugo A. Sampaio, Hooi‐Ling Teoh, Esther Tantsis, Jihee Sohn, Nancy Briggs, Nickson Ning, Matthew C. Kiernan, Didu S. Kariyawasam, Michelle A. Farrar   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

The involvement of nurses and midwives in screening and brief interventions for hazardous and harmful use of alcohol and other psychoactive substances [PDF]

, 2010
This report provides details of a review of the literature on the involvement of nurses and midwives in screening and brief interventions for hazardous and harmful use of alcohol and other psychoactive ...
Godwin, Jon, Kerr, Susan, Munro, Alison, Watson, Hazel, Wilson, Marsha   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Over the edge: Empirical evidence for the cliff‐edge model of obstetric selection

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The cliff‐edge model of obstetric selection maintains that larger neonates and smaller birth canals confer a positive selective advantage until labor becomes obstructed and vaginal delivery is no longer possible, eliciting an abrupt reduction in fitness.
Laura M. Watson, Pierre Frémondière, Kaspar Staub, Philipp Mitteroecker, Barbara Fischer, Martin Haeusler, Nicole M. Webb   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tranexamic Acid Use in Hip Arthroscopy Reduces Bleeding Without Increased Risk of Major Complications: A Systematic Review

Arthroscopy, EarlyView.
Purpose To critically evaluate the impact of tranexamic acid (TXA) on hip arthroscopy outcomes, including its effects on bleeding, functional recovery, postoperative pain, complications, intraoperative visualization, and surgical efficiency. Methods A systematic review was conducted in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic ...
Paul B. Walker, Mathangi Sridharan, Adrian Lin, Atousa Nourmahnad, Alexander Fish, Sharon L. Hame, Kristofer J. Jones   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Emergency, anaesthetic and essential surgical capacity in the Gambia

Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2011
OBJECTIVE: To assess the resources for essential and emergency surgical care in the Gambia. METHODS: The World Health Organization's Tool for Situation Analysis to Assess Emergency and Essential Surgical Care was distributed to health-care managers in ...
Adam Iddriss, Nestor Shivute, Stephen Bickler, Ramou Cole-Ceesay, Bakary Jargo, Fizan Abdullah, Meena Cherian   +6 more
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Visual Hypersensitivity as a Transdiagnostic Marker of Surgical Pain Response in Arthritis and Chronic Pain Syndromes

Arthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Objective Nociplastic pain is pain primarily driven by the central nervous system and, unlike nociceptive pain conditions, is thought to be refractory to peripherally directed therapies. Nociplastic pain is also associated with hypersensitivity to painful and other sensory stimuli (such as visual stimuli). Nonpainful sensory measures have not been well
Noah Waller, Steven E. Harte, Richard E. Harris, Andrew Schrepf, Tristin Smith, Eric Ichesco, Chelsea Kaplan, Flavia Sunzini, Deeba Minhas, Wendy Marder, Sara R. Till, David A. Williams, Chad M. Brummett, Neil Basu, Sawsan As‐Sanie, Daniel J. Clauw   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source