2015
Patient characteristics associated with 17-alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate use among a high-risk cohort
Turitz A, Bastek J, Purisch S, Elovitz M, Levine L. Patient characteristics associated with 17-alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate use among a high-risk cohort. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2015, 214: 536.e1-536.e5. PMID: 26519784, PMCID: PMC4808591, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2015.10.148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrior preterm birthPreterm birthFull-term birthSpontaneous PTBObstetrical historyPatient characteristicsPrior spontaneous preterm birthShort cervical lengthRecurrent preterm birthSpontaneous preterm birthPatient-level barriersSecond trimester lossHigh-risk cohortMultivariable logistic regressionCertain patient characteristicsStandard of careCohort of womenCross-sectional studySPTB rateCervical lengthNeonatal morbiditySingleton pregnanciesObstetric historyInsurance statusHydroxyprogesterone caproate
2014
A prediction score to assess the risk of delivering a large for gestational age infant among obese women
Chandrasekaran S, Bastek J, Turitz A, Durnwald C. A prediction score to assess the risk of delivering a large for gestational age infant among obese women. The Journal Of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine 2014, 29: 22-26. PMID: 25428834, DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2014.991709.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGestational age infantsObese womenLGA infantsClinical characteristicsDiabetes mellitusAge infantsBirth weightRisk factorsPrediction scoreMaternal clinical characteristicsRetrospective cohort studyClinical prediction ruleMultivariable logistic modelTime of deliveryNegative predictive valueObese gravidasCohort studySingleton pregnanciesFetal weightMaternal historyUltrasound EFWOdds ratioFetal overgrowthSonographic measurementsPredictive score
2013
Isolated Abdominal Circumference < 5% or Estimated Fetal Weight 10 to 19% as Predictors of Small for Gestational Age Infants
Turitz A, Quant H, Schwartz N, Elovitz M, Bastek J. Isolated Abdominal Circumference < 5% or Estimated Fetal Weight 10 to 19% as Predictors of Small for Gestational Age Infants. American Journal Of Perinatology 2013, 31: 469-476. PMID: 23966127, DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1353438.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSGA neonatesGrowth restrictionAbdominal circumferenceNeonatal growth restrictionRetrospective cohort studyGestational age infantsFetal abdominal circumferenceGrowth ultrasoundSonographic definitionCohort studySingleton pregnanciesGestational ageMultivariable analysisAge infantsPositive rateNeonatal diagnosisSonographic diagnosisNeonatesFalse positive rateTest characteristicsSGAPregnancyDiagnosisCircumferenceWeight 10