2003
Delivery at 34 weeks is more costly than at 35 weeks in pregnancies with premature rupture of membranes
Magriples U, Crichton R, Ehrenkranz R, Copel J. Delivery at 34 weeks is more costly than at 35 weeks in pregnancies with premature rupture of membranes. The Journal Of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine 2003, 14: 22-25. PMID: 14563087, DOI: 10.1080/jmf.14.1.22.25.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPremature ruptureIntensive care unit stayPreterm premature ruptureMother-infant pairsUnit stayMaternal demographicsNeonatal morbidityPreterm PROMSingleton gestationsNeonatal interventionsNeonatal lengthRetrospective studyProspective dataRelative riskDelay of deliveryWeeksDirect costsSignificant differencesPatientsSignificant increaseStayInfantsDeliveryCost of deliveryRupture
2002
Midtrimester nuchal thickness and the prediction of postnatal congenital heart defect
Bahado-Singh RO, Rowther M, Bailey J, Copel J, Mendilcioglu I, Choi S, Oz U. Midtrimester nuchal thickness and the prediction of postnatal congenital heart defect. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2002, 187: 1250-1253. PMID: 12439514, DOI: 10.1067/mob.2002.128025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNuchal thickness measurementPrediction of CHDNuchal thicknessRisk factorsHeart defectsStepwise logistic regression analysisBackground population riskIndividual patient's riskEpidemiologic risk factorsSignificant risk factorsMultiple risk factorsPatient-specific riskSignificant predictorsLogistic regression analysisCongenital heart defectsOnly significant predictorMajor CHDPostnatal evaluationPatient riskMidtrimester fetusesNormal fetusesCongenital heartCHDLogistic regression