2010
Hematologic Changes in Pregnancy
Paidas M, Hossain N. Hematologic Changes in Pregnancy. 2010, 1-11. DOI: 10.1002/9781444328332.ch1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWeeks of gestationHemoglobin levelsThird trimesterPregnant womenTotal white blood cellsMajor hematological changesRed blood cell massAbsolute lymphocyte countCells/microL.Healthy nonpregnant womenHealthy pregnant womenEnd of pregnancyBlood cell massWhite blood cellsPlasma volume increasePhysiologic anemiaLymphocyte countNeutrophil countNonpregnant womenPlatelet countProcoagulant factorsSecond trimesterNonpregnant levelsHematologic changesMild thrombocytopenia
2009
Liver dysfunction in pregnancy: an important cause of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality in Pakistan
Hossain N, Shamsi T, Kuczynski E, Lockwood C, Paidas M. Liver dysfunction in pregnancy: an important cause of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality in Pakistan. Obstetric Medicine 2009, 2: 17-20. PMID: 27582800, PMCID: PMC4989777, DOI: 10.1258/om.2008.080028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFulminant hepatic failureLiver dysfunctionHepatitis EMaternal deathsPregnant womenStudy populationProspective observational study designAcute hepatitis EOverall perinatal mortalityUnderwent caesarean sectionAcute fatty liverAbnormal coagulation parametersCivil Hospital KarachiObservational study designHELLP syndromeHospital KarachiPerinatal morbidityPerinatal outcomesCaesarean sectionHepatic failureHepatitis A.Perinatal mortalityFatty liverThird trimesterSecond trimester
2005
Protein Z, protein S levels are lower in patients with thrombophilia and subsequent pregnancy complications
PAIDAS MJ, KU D, LEE M, MANISH S, THURSTON A, LOCKWOOD CJ, ARKEL YS. Protein Z, protein S levels are lower in patients with thrombophilia and subsequent pregnancy complications. Journal Of Thrombosis And Haemostasis 2005, 3: 497-501. PMID: 15748239, DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2005.01158.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse pregnancy outcomesNormal pregnancy outcomeProtein S levelsPZ levelsPregnancy outcomesProtein SSubsequent pregnancy complicationsProtein ZAdditional risk factorsFree PS antigenPregnancy complicationsPregnant controlsThird trimesterPlasma levelsRisk factorsPatientsThrombophiliaPS antigenS levelsWomenSignificant decreasePS levelsOutcomesLow levelsTrimester
2000
Change in Cervical Length After Cerclage as a Predictor of Preterm Delivery
DIJKSTRA K, FUNAI E, O'NEILL L, REBARBER A, PAIDAS M, YOUNG B. Change in Cervical Length After Cerclage as a Predictor of Preterm Delivery. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2000, 96: 346-350. DOI: 10.1097/00006250-200009000-00006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical lengthProphylactic cerclagePregnancy outcomesWeeks' gestationSerial cervical length measurementsMean cervical lengthMethods Eighty womenTransvaginal ultrasonographic evaluationCervical length measurementEarly third trimesterTransvaginal ultrasound examinationCerclage groupPreterm deliveryPreterm birthSerial followTerm deliveryPrimary physicianThird trimesterUltrasonographic evaluationUltrasound examinationCerclageMost womenPatientsGestationSignificant associationChange in cervical length after cerclage as a predictor of preterm delivery.
Dijkstra K, Funai E, O'Neill L, Rebarber A, Paidas M, Young B. Change in cervical length after cerclage as a predictor of preterm delivery. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2000, 96: 346-50. PMID: 10960624, DOI: 10.1016/s0029-7844(00)00924-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical lengthProphylactic cerclagePregnancy outcomesWeeks' gestationSerial cervical length measurementsMean cervical lengthTransvaginal ultrasonographic evaluationCervical length measurementEarly third trimesterTransvaginal ultrasound examinationCerclage groupPreterm deliveryPreterm birthSerial followTerm deliveryPrimary physicianThird trimesterUltrasonographic evaluationUltrasound examinationCerclageMost womenPatientsGestationSignificant associationLogistic regression