Percutaneous mitral commisurotomy during pregnancy - A report of two cases performed in a United Kingdom tertiary centre and a review of the literature [0.03%]
孕期经皮二尖瓣交界分离术:英国三级中心两例报告及文献回顾
Dipanwita Kapoor,Ferrah Choudhary,William Ht Smith et al.
Dipanwita Kapoor et al.
We report two cases of severe mitral stenosis where percutaneous mitral commisurotomy was performed within pregnancy. The first case involves an emergency procedure for a new diagnosis of severe mitral stenosis in a woman presenting with pu...
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Obstetric medicine. 2015 Dec;8(4):195-9. DOI:10.1177/1753495X15600571 2015
Rare problems with RhD immunoglobulin for postnatal prophylaxis after large fetomaternal haemorrhage [0.03%]
产后大胎盘母婴出血后使用RhD免疫球蛋白进行预防罕见问题
Amber Biscoe,Giselle Kidson-Gerber
Amber Biscoe
We report a case of unusually large fetomaternal haemorrhage in a RhD- patient; of symptomatic non-sustained haemolysis of fetal red cells in the maternal circulation with infusion of intravenous high-dose RhD immunoglobulin; and of a failu...
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Obstetric medicine. 2015 Dec;8(4):193-4. DOI:10.1177/1753495X15597631 2015
Tabassum Firoz,Douglas Webber,Hilary Rowe
Tabassum Firoz
Liver disease in pregnancy can be classified as predating, co-incidental or unique to pregnancy. Medications are often overlooked as a significant cause of liver disease. We present the case of a 39-year-old patient who presented at 20 week...
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Obstetric medicine. 2015 Dec;8(4):190-2. DOI:10.1177/1753495X15598909 2015
Antenatal haemoglobinopathy screening: Patterns within a large obstetric service. Working towards a standard of care [0.03%]
产前血红蛋白疾病筛查:在一个大型妇产科服务中的模式。迈向一个治疗标准
Orly Lavee,Giselle Kidson-Gerber
Orly Lavee
Background: Antenatal screening can predict clinically significant haemoglobinopathies, however in Australia, practices are not standardised and are evolving as the population becomes more ethnically diverse. This study d...
Sophie GrandMaison,Florence Weber,Marie-Josée Bédard et al.
Sophie GrandMaison et al.
Background: Severe headache during pregnancy is a challenging condition that may rarely imply endocrine disturbances. Rapid recognition of pituitary apoplexy is needed to improve pregnancy outcome. ...
Antenatal steroids for fetal lung maturity: Time to target more frequent doses to fewer women? [0.03%]
抗肺泡表面活性剂药物的孕期治疗:是否应该更频繁地对较少孕妇使用?
Carolyn I Freeman,Natasha L Hezelgrave,Andrew H Shennan
Carolyn I Freeman
Antenatal corticosteroids for fetal lung maturation have become mainstay treatment in women thought to be at high-risk of premature birth. To ensure treatment efficacy before delivery, the current practice is to administer steroids early to...
Cristina A Reichner
Cristina A Reichner
Insomnia and sleep deficiency in pregnancy are very common with most women reporting sleep disturbances during pregnancy. Insomnia and sleep deficiency are also more prevalent as pregnancy progresses, possibly related to pregnancy-related p...
Severe gestational hypertriglyceridemia: A practical approach for clinicians [0.03%]
妊娠重度高甘油三酯血症:临床医师的实用处理方法
Bertha Wong,Teik C Ooi,Erin Keely
Bertha Wong
Severe gestational hypertriglyceridemia is a potentially life threatening and complex condition to manage, requiring attention to a delicate balance between maternal and fetal needs. During pregnancy, significant alterations to lipid homeos...
Raymond Powrie
Raymond Powrie
Coronary artery disease secondary to familial hypercholesterolaemia: An infrequent cause of increasingly common pregnancy co-morbidity [0.03%]
家族性高胆固醇血症继发冠状动脉疾病:一种日益常见的妊娠并发症的罕见原因
Nicla A Varnier,Franzisca Pettit,David Rees et al.
Nicla A Varnier et al.
Background: Cardiovascular disease affects 0.2-4% of pregnancies. Coupled with the physiological stress of pregnancy, cardiovascular disease may present significant management challenges including appropriate risk:benefit...
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Obstetric medicine. 2015 Sep;8(3):152-4. DOI:10.1177/1753495X15593451 2015