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Blood Loss at Vaginal Delivery

Southern Medical Journal, 1986
Although the accurate assessment of blood loss at vaginal delivery is clinically important in terms of maternal morbidity and mortality, the quantity is usually underestimated. We present a simple, practical, and convenient method of quantitating blood loss at vaginal delivery.
J A, Hill, H E, Fadel, M C, Nelson, R M, Nelson, G H, Nelson   +4 more
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Operative Vaginal Delivery

2017
Operative vaginal delivery is defined as a procedure performed in the final part of the second stage of labor in which the operator uses either forceps or a vacuum device to promote the extraction of the fetus from the birth canal. The goal of operative vaginal delivery is to facilitate vaginal birth, hence speeding up delivery with a minimum of ...
Rosen H., Hodges R., Malvasi A., Tinelli A., Farine D., Marinelli E.   +5 more
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Advancing vaginal drug delivery

Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery, 2005
Bacterial vaginosis and vulvovaginal candidiasis are the two most common forms of vaginitis in female patients. Although a variety of effective treatments have been available to eradicate these infections, limitations have lessened the utility of previously available products. Oral therapies are often fraught with systemic adverse reactions, as well as
Jennifer, Merabet, Daniel, Thompson, R, Saul Levinson   +2 more
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Operative Vaginal Delivery

Obstetric Anesthesia Digest, 2010
Operative vaginal delivery remains a valid option when problems arise in the second stage of labor. The most common indications are fetal compromise and failure to deliver spontaneously with maximum maternal effort. There is a clear trend to choose vacuum extraction over forceps to assist delivery, but the evidence supporting that trend is unconvincing.
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Vaginal Films for Drug Delivery

Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2013
Vaginal dosage forms have been studied in relation to many drugs as the vagina presents several advantages as a site for drug delivery, such as large surface area, rich blood supply, avoidance of the first-pass effect, relatively high permeability to several drugs, and self-insertion.
Rita M, Machado, Ana, Palmeira-de-Oliveira, José, Martinez-De-Oliveira, Rita, Palmeira-de-Oliveira   +3 more
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Hydrogels for Vaginal Drug Delivery

2017
The chapter provides an overview of the gels currently exploited for vaginal administration, discusses the main advantages and disadvantages of each gel-based system and summarizes the tested drugs. Specific focus is given on the nanosystems-in-hydrogels s and respective nanosystem-vehicle interactions. Finally, the formulations in clinical studies and
Vanić, Željka, Škalko-Basnet, Nataša
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Bacteriuria following vaginal delivery

International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 1983
Vaginal delivery may predispose to bacteriuria, as it entails repeated vaginal examination, compression of the bladder and sometimes urethral catheterization. One hundred and forty pregnant women were studied. Three samples of urine were used for cultures; the first at start of labor, the second 24 h after labor, and the third 14 days later.
M N, Younis, F M, Abdel-Rahman, I, Khalaf, R, Hablas, A F, Hamed   +4 more
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Desflurane analgesia for vaginal delivery

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, 1995
The use of subanaesthetic concentration of inhalational anaesthetic for vaginal delivery offers many advantages to the mother and newborn‐ Desflurane, with the characteristics of rapid onset and minimal metabolism, may provide better analgesia and safety for labour pain control.Eighty healthy parturients were randomly assigned to receive either ...
T K, Abboud, F, Swart, J, Zhu, M M, Donovan, E, Peres Da Silva, K, Yakal   +5 more
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Trends in vaginal breech delivery

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 2015
Approximately 3% of infants are in the breech position at delivery.1 In clinical practice, this presents challenges regarding mode of delivery, and has provoked debate involving clinicians and patients, which have been both complex and polarising.
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Vaginal operative deliveries in Italy

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 1994
Objective. To analyze the trends in vaginal operative deliveries in Italy.Design. Analysis of information on all deliveries after the 28th week of gestation. Routinely collected by the Italian Central Institute of Statistics using a standard form.Setting. National data on all Italian deliveries in the period 1981‐85.Subjects. All deliveries occurred in
F. Parazzini, I. Cortinovis, S. Restelli, R. Bortolus, L. Tozzi   +4 more
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