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
2001
Prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart disease affects preoperative acidosis in the newborn patient
Verheijen P, Lisowski L, Stoutenbeek P, Hitchcock J, Brenner J, Copel J, Kleinman C, Meijboom E, Bennink G. Prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart disease affects preoperative acidosis in the newborn patient. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2001, 121: 798-803. PMID: 11279423, DOI: 10.1067/mtc.2001.112825.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongenital heart diseaseHeart diseaseLower base excessHeart obstructionMetabolic acidosisBase excessDuctus-dependent congenital heart diseasePrenatal diagnosisPostnatal diagnosisImproved long-term outcomesGroup of patientsArterial blood gasesLong-term outcomesCause of deathHigher lactate levelsDays of lifePrevention of acidosisSignificant differencesBiventricular repairPreoperative conditionCerebral damageRetrospective studySurgical outcomesPreoperative acidosisBlood gases
1997
Circulating Thrombomodulin Levels and Clinical Correlates in Pregnant Diabetics
Magriples U, Hsu C, Chan D, Nickless N, Copel J. Circulating Thrombomodulin Levels and Clinical Correlates in Pregnant Diabetics. American Journal Of Perinatology 1997, 14: 605-608. PMID: 9605246, DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1040762.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDuration of diabetesPregnant diabeticsClinical correlatesGroup 1Prospective cohort studyInsulin-dependent diabetesWeeks of gestationGestational diabetesCohort studyDiabetic pregnanciesSerum creatinineRenal diseaseThrombomodulin levelsEndothelial damageWhite classificationUnderwent determinationTM levelsDiabetesHbA1cDiabeticsThrombomodulinShort-term controlSignificant differencesDurationCorrelates
1995
Thrombomodulin levels in preeclampsia, gestational hypertension, and chronic hypertension.
Hsu C, Copel J, Hong S, Chan D. Thrombomodulin levels in preeclampsia, gestational hypertension, and chronic hypertension. Obstetrics And Gynecology 1995, 86: 897-9. PMID: 7501335, DOI: 10.1016/0029-7844(95)00326-m.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic hypertensionGestational hypertensionThrombomodulin levelsSerum thrombomodulin levelsSoluble thrombomodulin antigenNormotensive control groupTwo-site enzyme-linked immunosorbentLevels of thrombomodulinNormotensive pregnant womenEnzyme-linked immunosorbentACOG criteriaHypertensive disordersSerum levelsThird trimesterNormotensive controlsPregnant womenHypertensionPreeclampsiaThrombomodulin antigenControl groupThrombomodulinWomenSignificant differencesMeaningful markersTrimester