BJA Open, 2022 Background: Improving women's health is a critical component of the sustainable development goals. Although obstetric outcomes in Africa have received significant focus, non-obstetric surgical outcomes for women in Africa remain under-examined.
Amy Paterson +4 more
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Emergency peripartum hysterectomy, physical and mental consequences: a 6-year study [PDF]
, 2016 Emergency peripartum hysterectomy (EPH) is performed for massive postpartum hemorrhage following a cesarean delivery or vaginal delivery, in order to save the patient’s life. The current study was performed on a sample of 13.162 patients, which underwent
Bacalbașa, Nicolae +4 more
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Sugammadex administration in pregnant patients undergoing non-obstetric surgery: a case series
Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology, 2022 The use of sugammadex for reversal of rocuronium-induced neuromuscular blockade after caesarean section is nowadays common practice, but concerns exist about its use in pregnant women undergoing non-obstetric surgery.
Sara Martins Torres +7 more
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NON-OBSTETRIC /GYNAECOLOGIC ABDOMINAL SURGERY DURING PREGNANCY [PDF]
Basrah Journal of Surgery, 2005 Pregnancy is the only physiologic condition that is treated in the hospital environment. All other medical conditions that are treated in such a setting are pathologic.
Majeed H AlwanF
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Non-obstetric surgery during pregnancy – an eleven-year retrospective analysis
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2019 Background Diagnosis and management of non-obstetric abdominal pathologies during pregnancy are clinically challenging for both obstetricians and general surgeons.
J. Vujic +5 more
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Rethinking Responsibility for Patient Injury: Accelerated-Compensation Events, a Malpractice and Quality Reform Ripe for a Test [PDF]
, 1991 The accelerated-compensation events (ACE) approach in medical malpractice reform was studied. Reforms based on ACE best address the twin goals of making compensation more equitable and avoiding bad outcomes in medical ...
Bovbjerg, Randall R. +1 more
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Fostering Excellence in Obstetrical Surgery
Journal of Healthcare Leadership, 2023 This obstetric surgery review is directed toward the common obstetrical surgeries (caesarean delivery, VBAC/TOLAC, operative vaginal delivery, placenta accreta spectrum) with evidence for quality and safety to allow for obstetrical outcome excellence.This focused scoping review has used a structured process for article identification and inclusion for ...
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The impact of training non-physician clinicians in Malawi on maternal and perinatal mortality : a cluster randomised controlled evaluation of the enhancing training and appropriate technologies for mothers and babies in Africa (ETATMBA) project [PDF]
, 2012 Background: Maternal mortality in much of sub-Saharan Africa is very high whereas there has been a steady decline in over the past 60 years in Europe. Perinatal mortality is 12 times higher than maternal mortality accounting for about 7 million neonatal
A Wilson +27 more
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Health System Support for Childbirth care in Southern Tanzania: Results from a Health Facility Census. [PDF]
, 2013 Progress towards reaching Millennium Development Goals four (child health) and five (maternal health) is lagging behind, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, despite increasing efforts to scale up high impact interventions.
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Caesarean section for non-medical reasons at term [PDF]
, 2006 Background: Caesarean section rates are progressively rising in many parts of the world. One suggested reason is increasing requests by women for caesarean section in the absence of clear medical indications, such as placenta praevia, HIV infection ...
Bewley +52 more
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