Forgotten obstetric procedures

Top 10 forgotten diagnostic procedures.

U.S. obstetric procedures, 1998.

Ureteric injuries during obstetric and gynecologic procedures.

OBJECTIVE To review the ureteric injuries resulting from obstetric and gynecologic procedures with a comparative analysis of current pertinent literature. METHODS From January 1994 -December 1997, the medical records of all patients who sustained ureteric injuries as a result of obstetric or gynecologic procedures and managed at the Princess Basma Teaching Hospital, North of Jordan were revie...

Preventing adhesions in obstetric and gynecologic surgical procedures.

Adhesive disease represents a significant cause of morbidity for postoperative patients. Most surgical procedures performed by obstetrician-gynecologists are associated with pelvic adhesions that cause subsequent serious sequelae, including small bowel obstruction, infertility, chronic pelvic pain, and difficulty in postoperative treatment, including complexity during subsequent surgical proced...

The midwife factor in obstetric procedures and neonatal outcome.

AIMS In the face of major tendency towards midwifery-led-care it was our purpose to investigate the extent of the influence of the midwife on the rates of obstetric procedures and perinatal outcome. METHODS 5384 consecutive deliveries at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Graz, were enrolled in the study. The following data were collected: mode of delivery, pH of umbil...