The effect of placental removal method on the incidence of postcesarean infections
Article Abstract:
Allowing spontaneous detachment of the placenta during cesarean section appears to reduce the risk of infection compared with manual removal. Researchers randomly assigned 333 women having cesarean sections to either the standard manual removal of the placenta or to spontaneous separation. Fifteen percent of the spontaneous separation group experienced postsurgical infections compared with 27% of women in the manual removal group. Women in the spontaneous separation group were 40% less likely to experience infection. It seems likely that inserting a hand into the uterus introduces infective bacteria from the edges of the surgical incision.
Publication Name: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0002-9378
Year: 1997
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Correlation between cervical cytologic results and Gram stain as diagnostic tests for bacterial vaginosis
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The Pap smear appears to be moderately useful in identifying patients with bacterial vaginosis. Gram stain tests to confirm bacterial vaginosis were performed on 210 patients with suspicious Pap smear tests. Fifty-five percent of the patients positive for bacterial vaginosis also had evidence of the infection on their Pap smear. Nearly all of the patients negative for bacterial vaginosis had no evidence of the infection on their Pap smear.
Publication Name: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0002-9378
Year: 1997
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Glyburide for the treatment of gestational diabetes
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A study is conducted to examine the effectiveness of glyburide in patients with gestational diabetes who failed diet therapy. The conclusion states that approximately 80 percent of patients with gestational diabetes who fail to respond to diet therapy can be treated effectively with glyburide.
Publication Name: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0002-9378
Year: 2004
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