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Obstetrics & Gynecology
Serena M. Liu, Rachel Flink-Bochacki
Summary: This study compared pain levels and medication needs after placement of laminaria vs Dilapan-S, and after dilation and evacuation (D&E). The results showed that more participants reported higher levels of pain following dilator placement than D&E. Overall, the majority of patients will use a small amount of narcotics during their abortion procedure.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Katherine Coakley, Marielle E. Meurice, Jenny J. Chang, Marissa Lovio, Tabetha Harken
Summary: The study evaluated pain and opioid use among women who underwent overnight osmotic cervical dilator placement for second trimester dilation and evacuation (D&E). Findings showed that most participants experienced at least moderate pain and used opioid pain medication after the procedure.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CONTRACEPTION AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE
(2022)
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Obstetrics & Gynecology
Lynn L. Ngo, Mugdha Mokashi, Elizabeth Janiak, Deborah Bartz, Jennifer Fortin, Rie Maurer, Alisa B. Goldberg
Summary: A retrospective study compared the complication rates of same-day cervical preparation with overnight osmotic dilators for dilation and evacuation (D&E) between 14 and 16 weeks gestation. The study found that same-day cervical preparation had a clinically acceptable complication rate and was noninferior to overnight preparation, with low rates of acute, minor, and major complications.
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Obstetrics & Gynecology
Farsam Fraz, Melody Y. Hou
Summary: Laminaria is used for cervical preparation to reduce complications in second trimester dilation and evacuation procedures. In a surgical abortion at 22 weeks, laminaria dumbbelling presented a challenge in removal, leading to mechanical dilation of the cervix for extraction.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Tesfaye Hurissa Tufa, Sarah Prager, Mekitie Wondafrash, Shikur Mohammed, Nicole Byl, Jason Bell
Summary: The study in Ethiopia compared the safety and effectiveness of dilation and evacuation for surgical abortion versus medical abortion between 13-20 weeks' gestational age. It found no significant difference in the composite complication rate between the two methods, indicating that surgical abortion can be a safe and effective alternative to medical abortion. However, medical abortion patients may require additional interventions compared to surgical abortion patients.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Mustafa Iftikhar, Samuel A. Abariga, Barbara S. Hawkins, Sidra Zafar, Tahreem A. Mir, Henry Jampel, Fasika A. Woreta
Summary: The review of 14 RCTs evaluating methods of achieving pupillary dilation during cataract surgery found that topical mydriatics were more effective than intracameral mydriatics at the start of surgery. Despite overall uncertainty and low certainty of evidence due to various factors like heterogeneity, larger and well-designed trials are needed for more robust conclusions on the effectiveness and adverse effects of different mydriasis approaches.
COCHRANE DATABASE OF SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS
(2021)
Review
Urology & Nephrology
Natalia Carion Haddad, Leila Cristina Soares Brollo, Marco Aurelio Pinho Oliveira, Mario Bernardo-Filho
Summary: The study evaluated the parameters used to diagnose vaginal stenosis and the impact of the lack of an objective measure on compliance to vaginal dilator use. Heterogeneity was found in the evaluation methods for VS and there was low compliance to dilator use.
JOURNAL OF SEXUAL MEDICINE
(2021)
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Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Dumitru-Daniel Vecliuc, Florin Leon, Costin Badica
Summary: This work uses a multi agent system to describe different evacuation scenarios and behaviors, and investigates the impact of collaborative and non-collaborative behaviors on evacuation results.
SIMULATION MODELLING PRACTICE AND THEORY
(2022)
Review
Psychiatry
Monika Sadlonova, Laura Duque, Diana Smith, Elizabeth N. Madva, Hermioni L. Amonoo, Jonathan Vogelsang, Sophie C. Staton, Christine A. F. von Arnim, Jeff C. Huffman, Christopher M. Celano
Summary: This updated and comprehensive systematic review examines the efficacy of pharmacologic agents for managing delirium symptoms in hospitalized adults. The review found that antipsychotic medications and dexmedetomidine may have the potential to improve delirium outcomes.
GENERAL HOSPITAL PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Review
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Laura E. O'Shea, Patricia A. Lohr, Jonathan Lord, Elise Hasler, Sharon Cameron
Summary: This study analyzed 15 randomized controlled trials and found that using osmotic dilators, misoprostol, or mifepristone before abortion can improve the smoothness of the procedure at 14 to 16 weeks of gestation; for pregnancies at 16(+1) to 19(+0) weeks' gestation, osmotic dilators or misoprostol are more effective; and for pregnancies at 19(+1) to 24(+0) weeks' gestation, using osmotic dilators alone or in combination with mifepristone is more effective. Future research should focus on the effectiveness of pharmacologic agents alone beyond 16(+0) weeks' gestation and the optimal timing of dilator placement.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY MFM
(2021)
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Ophthalmology
Ruti Sella, Jennifer J. Bu, Rebecca R. Lian, Jenny Q. Hu, Helena E. Gali, Evan H. Walker, Eitan Livny, Natalie A. Afshari
Summary: Highly myopic patients dilate to a larger pupillary size compared to other patients, with the extent of dilation significantly correlated with refractive error and axial length. Other predictive variables of pupil size after dilation include age and white-to-white diameter.
GRAEFES ARCHIVE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPHTHALMOLOGY
(2023)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Young Tae Lim, Yeo Hyang Kim, Jung Eun Kwon
Summary: This study retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of 18 newborns with SVT. It found that medication is required to prevent tachycardia recurrence in the treatment of SVT in neonates. The commonly used medications include propranolol, amiodarone, flecainide, and atenolol, with propranolol being the most frequently used. Some patients required the use of two or more medications. The duration of medication use was related to the mechanism of SVT, with the increased automaticity group requiring shorter usage time.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2022)
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Urology & Nephrology
Omur Memik, Bekir Voyvoda, Murat Ustuner, Onur Karsli, Ahmed Omer Halat, Levent Ozcan
Summary: This study compared the conventional SAD method with the 3SD method and found that 3SD can shorten the intraoperative fluoroscopy time without compromising surgical safety. However, this method can be used as an intermediate step for experienced SAD surgeons transitioning to one-shot dilation.
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Plant Sciences
Bibiana Tirado, Victor Manuel Gomez-Rodriguez, Carlos Ivan Cruz-Cardenas, Lily Xochilt Zelaya-Molina, Humberto Ramirez-Vega, Gabriela Sandoval-Cancino
Summary: This study evaluated the in vitro conservation of three Mexican garlic varieties by minimal growth and found that one year of in vitro conservation can be achieved at 5℃ using a specific culture medium.
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Obstetrics & Gynecology
Katrina Mark, Natalie Flanagan, Julie Hurvitz, Kiranpreet Chawla
Summary: This retrospective case series describes the outcomes of 11 women who underwent abortion before 24 weeks gestation due to severe preeclampsia or eclampsia. The majority of women underwent dilation and evacuation, and both induction of labor and dilation and evacuation were found to be safe procedures with no severe complications related to the abortions.
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Irene Woo, Sara Seifert, Dacia Hendricks, Roxanne M. Jamshidi, Anne E. Burke, Michelle C. Fox
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Obstetrics & Gynecology
Robert Feldman, Tara L. Frenkl, Carol Yacik, Yinna Wang, Michelle C. Fox
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Obstetrics & Gynecology
Arvind Bakhru, Julie B. Mallinger, Michelle C. Fox
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Obstetrics & Gynecology
Jamila B. Perritt, Anne Burke, Roxanne Jamshidli, Jiangxia Wang, Michelle Fox
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Obstetrics & Gynecology
Michelle C. Fox, Colleen M. Krajewski
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Acoustics
M. F. Reeves, M. C. Fox, P. A. Lohr, M. D. Creinin
ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY
(2009)
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Obstetrics & Gynecology
Michelle C. Fox, Christine Klipping, Allison Martin Nguyen, Tara L. Frenkl, Sandra M. Cruz, Yinna Wang, Tjeerd Korver
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Obstetrics & Gynecology
Joe Iwanaga, Michelle C. Fox, Hans Rekers, Lisa Schwartz, R. Shane Tubbs
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Obstetrics & Gynecology
Suzanne Reed, Thai Do Minh, Jens A. Lange, Carol Koro, Michelle Fox, Klaas Heinemann
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Obstetrics & Gynecology
Diana Mansour, Ian S. Fraser, Alison Edelman, Carolina S. Vieira, Andrew M. Kaunitz, Tjeerd Korver, Annpey Pong, Jianxin Lin, Arvind K. Shah, Michelle Fox, Hans Rekers, Mitchell D. Creinin
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
R. Ravi Shankar, Suneri Shah, Hee-Koung Joeng, Geraldine Mendizabal, Julia R. DiBello, Yanfen Guan, Barbara J. Stegmann, Eberhard Nieschlag, Hermann M. Behre, Ronald S. Swerdloff, Michelle C. Fox, Keith D. Kaufman
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the efficacy and safety of corifollitropin alfa (CFA) combined with hCG for inducing testicular growth and pubertal development in adolescent boys with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (HH). The results showed that the combined treatment with CFA and hCG induced testicular growth accompanied by pubertal progression, increased testosterone levels, and a pubertal growth spurt. The treatment was generally well tolerated, with no development of antibodies against CFA.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
(2022)
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Obstetrics & Gynecology
AR Davis, CM Robilotto, CL Westhoff, S Forman, J Zhang
HUMAN REPRODUCTION
(2004)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
MD Creinin, B Harwood, RS Guido, MC Fox, J Zhang
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS
(2004)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
MD Creinin, MC Fox, S Teal, A Chen, EA Schaff, LA Meyn
OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
(2004)