2020
Chapter 11 Neurocritical care of the pregnant patient
Burn MS, Sheth SS, Sheth KN. Chapter 11 Neurocritical care of the pregnant patient. Handbook Of Clinical Neurology 2020, 171: 205-213. PMID: 32736751, DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-444-64239-4.00011-4.ChaptersConceptsIntensive care unitNeurologic emergencyNormal physiologic changesMultidisciplinary care teamCommon neurologic emergencyMethod of deliveryHypertensive disordersNonpregnant populationPregnant patientsNonpregnant patientsFetal exposureObstetric patientsPrompt recognitionCare unitCerebrovascular disordersNeurocritical careShunt malfunctionFetal carePatient outcomesPhysiologic changesCare teamObstetric anesthesiologistIntracranial neoplasmsPregnancyPatients
2016
Pitfalls of Sonographic Imaging of Uterine Leiomyoma
Early HM, McGahan JP, Scoutt LM, Revzin M, Lamba R, Corwin M, Fananapazir G, Sekhon S. Pitfalls of Sonographic Imaging of Uterine Leiomyoma. Ultrasound Quarterly 2016, 32: 164-174. PMID: 27233072, DOI: 10.1097/ruq.0000000000000176.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUterine leiomyomaCommon uterine tumorAppropriate patient careModality of choiceClassic sonographic appearanceNonpregnant patientsFemale patientsInitial diagnosisPelvic symptomsUterine enlargementUterine tumorsPelvic massCommon causeSonographic appearancePelvic abnormalitiesLeiomyomaSonographic imagingPatient carePatients
2015
Elevated Upper Body Position Improves Pregnancy-Related OSA Without Impairing Sleep Quality or Sleep Architecture Early After Delivery
Zaremba S, Mueller N, Heisig AM, Shin CH, Jung S, Leffert LR, Bateman BT, Pugsley LJ, Nagasaka Y, Duarte IM, Ecker JL, Eikermann M. Elevated Upper Body Position Improves Pregnancy-Related OSA Without Impairing Sleep Quality or Sleep Architecture Early After Delivery. CHEST Journal 2015, 148: 936-944. PMID: 25905714, DOI: 10.1378/chest.14-2973.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUpper airway cross-sectional areaAirway cross-sectional areaApnea-hypopnea indexUpper body elevationCross-sectional areaUpper body positionBody positionSleep architectureEarly postpartum womenUpper bodyInstitutional review board approvalUpper airway resistanceSeverity of OSABody elevationTotal sleep timeReview board approvalMassachusetts General HospitalRespiratory safetySevere OSAAcoustic pharyngometryNonpregnant patientsPostpartum patientsAirway resistanceCrossover studySleep apnea
2012
PreImplantation Factor (PIF) orchestrates systemic antiinflammatory response by immune cells: effect on peripheral blood mononuclear cells
Barnea ER, Kirk D, Ramu S, Rivnay B, Roussev R, Paidas MJ. PreImplantation Factor (PIF) orchestrates systemic antiinflammatory response by immune cells: effect on peripheral blood mononuclear cells. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2012, 207: 313.e1-313.e11. PMID: 23021695, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2012.07.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsPreImplantation FactorSynthetic PIFBlood mononuclear cellsLymphocyte reactionMononuclear cellsImmune cellsSystemic effectsNaïve peripheral blood mononuclear cellsSynthetic preimplantation factorSystemic antiinflammatory effectMixed lymphocyte reactionImmune-modulatory propertiesTumor necrosis factorGranulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factorColony-stimulating factorSPIF effectNonpregnant patientsDiabetes mellitusMale patientsAntiinflammatory effectsIL-4Immune modulationSubset populationsAntiinflammatory responsePeripartum Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Bateman B, Olbrecht V, Berman M, Minehart R, Schwamm L, Leffert L. Peripartum Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Anesthesiology 2012, 116: 324-333. PMID: 22166951, DOI: 10.1097/aln.0b013e3182410b22.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubarachnoid hemorrhageHypertensive disordersRisk factorsPregnancy-related admissionsIndependent risk factorIntracranial venous thrombosisNationwide Inpatient SampleAfrican American raceVariety of etiologiesRange of etiologiesSickle cell diseaseIdentified admissionsHospital deathMaternal morbidityNonpregnant patientsNonpregnant womenIndependent predictorsMalignant etiologySevere headacheVenous thrombosisNonpregnant controlsPregnancy resultsVenous bleedingInstitution experienceInpatient Sample
2011
Urinary hCG Screening in the Gynecologic Oncology Population
Richter C, Buza N, Hui P, Silasi D, Azodi M, Santin A, Rutherford T, Schwartz P. Urinary hCG Screening in the Gynecologic Oncology Population. Journal Of Gynecologic Surgery 2011, 27: 143-146. DOI: 10.1089/gyn.2010.0048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGestational trophoblastic diseasePositive urine pregnancy testUrine pregnancy testGynecologic malignanciesUrinary hCGTrophoblastic diseasePregnancy testHuman chorionic gonadotropin testingClear cell ovarian carcinomaGynecologic oncology clinicGynecologic oncology populationRetrospective chart reviewHCG testingChart reviewNonpregnant patientsConsecutive patientsOncology populationPrimary peritonealOncology clinicVaginal carcinomaNongynecologic malignanciesUterine cancerFallopian tubeOvarian carcinomaOvarian cancer
1980
The amylase/creatinine clearance ratio in normal pregnancy and pregnancies complicated by pancreatitis, hyperemesis gravidarum, and toxemia
DeVore G, Bracken M, Berkowitz R. The amylase/creatinine clearance ratio in normal pregnancy and pregnancies complicated by pancreatitis, hyperemesis gravidarum, and toxemia. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 1980, 136: 747-754. PMID: 6153508, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(80)90451-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHyperemesis gravidarumEpigastric painClinical diagnosisAmylase/creatinine clearance ratioCreatinine clearance ratioDiagnosis of pancreatitisCaM/Pregnant patientsCreatinine clearanceNonpregnant patientsNonpregnant valuesNormal pregnancyPancreatitisPatientsPregnancyToxemiaGravidarumElevated ratioDiagnosisClearance ratioPainGestationClearance
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