Pregestational Diabetes With Extreme Insulin Resistance
Zuckerwise LC, Werner EF, Pettker CM, McMahon-Brown EK, Thung SF, Han CS. Pregestational Diabetes With Extreme Insulin Resistance. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2012, 120: 439-442. PMID: 22825259, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0b013e31824fd27d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere insulin resistanceInsulin resistanceGlycemic controlInsulin requirementsDiabetic patientsPregestational diabetes mellitusTreatment of patientsExtreme insulin resistancePregestational diabetesDiabetes mellitusRegular insulinPregnant womenPatientsHigh dosesInsulinPregnancyEffective alternativeWomenMellitusNonadherenceDiabetesDosesControlEvaluating the cost‐effectiveness of prenatal surgery for myelomeningocele: a decision analysis
Werner E, Han C, Burd I, Lipkind H, Copel J, Bahtiyar M, Thung S. Evaluating the cost‐effectiveness of prenatal surgery for myelomeningocele: a decision analysis. Ultrasound In Obstetrics And Gynecology 2012, 40: 158-164. PMID: 22511529, DOI: 10.1002/uog.11176.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrenatal myelomeningocele repairQuality-adjusted life yearsMyelomeningocele repairPostnatal repairMyelomeningocele patientsPrenatal surgeryAdditional casesLong-term medical careFuture pregnancy complicationsIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioPostnatal myelomeningocele repairCost-effectiveness ratioDecision analysis modelingUterine ruptureNeurologic deficitsPregnancy complicationsSingleton gestationsSurgery resultsLife yearsMedical carePatientsCost-effective strategyNormal karyotypeNeonatesSurgeryAntenatal lamivudine to reduce perinatal hepatitis B transmission: a cost-effectiveness analysis
Nayeri UA, Werner EF, Han CS, Pettker CM, Funai EF, Thung SF. Antenatal lamivudine to reduce perinatal hepatitis B transmission: a cost-effectiveness analysis. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2012, 207: 231.e1-231.e7. PMID: 22939730, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2012.06.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic hepatitis BHepatitis BLamivudine administrationPerinatal transmissionThird trimesterPregnant womenPerinatal hepatitis B transmissionAdministration of lamivudineMaternal hepatitis BHepatitis B transmissionCost-effectiveness analysisDecision analysis modelExpectant managementLiver transplantPregnant patientsHepatocellular carcinomaB transmissionLamivudineCost-effective strategyAdministrationTrimesterPregnancyWomenPatientsCarcinoma