2016
North American Fetal Therapy Network: intervention vs expectant management for stage I twin-twin transfusion syndrome
Emery S, Hasley S, Catov J, Miller R, Moon-Grady A, Baschat A, Johnson A, Lim F, Gagnon A, O'Shaughnessy R, Ozcan T, Luks F, Network N. North American Fetal Therapy Network: intervention vs expectant management for stage I twin-twin transfusion syndrome. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2016, 215: 346.e1-346.e7. PMID: 27131587, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2016.04.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransfusion syndromeLaser therapyExpectant managementStage IPoor outcomePregnancy outcomesPredictors of disease behaviorRecipient maximum vertical pocketRisk of fetal lossDiagnosis of stage ICompare pregnancy outcomesExpectantly managed casesMaximum vertical pocketStage I diseaseProcedure-related complicationsFetal mortality rateOdds of poor outcomeRetrospective observational studyInitial management strategyGestational agePlacenta locationPreterm birthVertical pocketI diseaseFetal loss
2014
Removal versus retention of cerclage in preterm premature rupture of membranes: a randomized controlled trial
Galyean A, Garite T, Maurel K, Abril D, Adair C, Browne P, Combs C, How H, Iriye B, Kominiarek M, Lu G, Luthy D, Miller H, Nageotte M, Ozcan T, Porto M, Ramirez M, Sawai S, Sorokin Y, Network O. Removal versus retention of cerclage in preterm premature rupture of membranes: a randomized controlled trial. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2014, 211: 399.e1-399.e7. PMID: 24726507, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2014.04.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCerclage, CervicalChorioamnionitisFemaleFetal Membranes, Premature RuptureHumansPregnancyPremature BirthTreatment OutcomeConceptsRetention of cerclageRupture of membranesPreterm premature rupture of membranesPremature rupture of membranesComposite neonatal outcomeRemoval of cerclageWeeks 6 daysPreterm premature ruptureNeonatal outcomesPrimary outcomeProspective randomized multicenter trialsSpontaneous rupture of membranesStatistical significanceRuptured fetal membranesWeeks 0 daysProlongation of latencyRandomized multicenter trialEvidence of laborMulticenter randomized controlled trialStatistically significant differenceCerclage placementCerclage retentionCervical cerclageFetal/neonatal deathPremature gestation