2021
Management of Cerclage in Patients With Preterm Prelabor Rupture of Membranes
Wu J, Denoble AE, Kuller JA, Dotters-Katz SK. Management of Cerclage in Patients With Preterm Prelabor Rupture of Membranes. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey 2021, 76: 681-691. PMID: 34854925, DOI: 10.1097/ogx.0000000000000957.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal infectious morbidityPreterm prelabor ruptureCerclage removalCervical cerclageInfectious morbidityNeonatal outcomesPrelabor ruptureNeonatal morbidity outcomesRetention of cerclageSetting of PPROMTime of PPROMTime of diagnosisCerclage placementCerclage retentionLatency antibioticsNeonatal complicationsCorticosteroid administrationMaternal morbidityPreterm laborNeonatal sepsisMorbidity outcomesNeonatal mortalityRetrospective natureDefinitive benefitPPROM
2020
Chorioamnionitis versus intraamniotic infection among preterm deliveries—is postpartum infectious morbidity different?
Denoble AE, Wu J, Mitchell CJ, Hughes BL, Dotters-Katz SK. Chorioamnionitis versus intraamniotic infection among preterm deliveries—is postpartum infectious morbidity different? American Journal Of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM 2020, 2: 100176. PMID: 33345890, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2020.100176.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChorioamnionitisEndometritisFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornMorbidityPostpartum PeriodPregnancyPuerperal InfectionConceptsPostpartum infectious morbidityIntraamniotic infectionClinical chorioamnionitisPostpartum endometritisAntibiotic treatmentMaternal temperatureAmerican CollegeInfectious morbidityPreterm deliveryPotential confoundersGynecologists criteriaAdditional clinical risk factorsAntenatal magnesium sulfateIntrapartum antibiotic treatmentPostpartum endometritis ratePostpartum infectious complicationsClinical risk factorsMultivariate logistic regressionOriginal study populationProportion of womenEndometritis ratesFetal morbidityInfectious complicationsPreterm birthPrimary outcomeUsing the new definition of intraamniotic infection – is there morbidity among the women left out?
Smith MM, Daifotis HA, DeNoble AE, Dotters-Katz SK. Using the new definition of intraamniotic infection – is there morbidity among the women left out? The Journal Of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine 2020, 34: 4148-4152. PMID: 31928262, DOI: 10.1080/14767058.2020.1711723.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChorioamnionitisEndometritisFemaleHumansMorbidityPregnancyPuerperal InfectionRetrospective StudiesConceptsPostpartum infectionIntraamniotic infectionPrimary outcomePostpartum infectious morbidityUrinary tract infectionSingle academic centerFourth-degree lacerationsBackward stepwise eliminationACOG criteriaAntibiotic receiptGestational hypertensionIntrapartum characteristicsMaternal feverMaternal tachycardiaDegree lacerationsInfectious morbidityRetrospective cohortTract infectionsDiagnostic criteriaAcademic centersInfectionWomenBivariate statisticsMorbidityFever
2019
Chorioamnionitis and Infectious Complications after Vaginal Delivery
DeNoble AE, Heine RP, Dotters-Katz SK. Chorioamnionitis and Infectious Complications after Vaginal Delivery. American Journal Of Perinatology 2019, 36: 1437-1441. PMID: 31238347, DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1692718.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexPostpartum infectious complicationsPostpartum infectionPostpartum antibioticsInfectious complicationsPreterm deliveryPrimary outcomeVaginal deliveryMaternal-Fetal Medicine Unit Cesarean RegistryPrepregnancy body mass indexSeptic pelvic thrombophlebitisUrinary tract infectionCesarean RegistryEunice KennedyPelvic thrombophlebitisSuccessful VBACTract infectionsMass indexPelvic abscessVaginal birthRisk factorsMultivariate predictorsChild healthMultivariate analysisChorioamnionitis