Purpose: The aim was to establish an official interdisciplinary guideline, published and coordinated by the German Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics (DGGG). The guideline was developed for use in German-speaking countries. In addition to the Germany Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics, the guideline has also been approved by the Swiss Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics (SGGG) and the Aust...

Surgical Site Infections Surveillance in Japan: Toward the Better Stratification Keita Morikane, MD, PhD; Akihiro Sawa, PharmD; Junzo Shimizu, MD, PhD; Hisami Tanimura, RN, CNIC; Yasushi Harihara, MD, PhD; Infection Control, Yamagata University Hospital, Yamagata, Japan; Hiroshima International University, Kure, Japan; Osaka Rosai Hospital, Sakai, Japan; NTT Kanto Hospital, Tokyo, Japan; Surger...

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Vol. 41, No. 3, 1998 Visit Our Web Site at http://www.faseb.org/aps 109 (continued on page 111) The Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) publishes Impact Factors for 60 journals in its Physiology category. Table 1 provides a ranking of the top 16 physiology journals in 1996. This Impact Factor is based on the citations to a journal of items published in 1995 and 1996, divided by the total...

AIMS Retained placenta (RP) is a major cause of obstetric haemorrhage. The aim of the study was to obtain a better understanding of the mechanisms that cause some placentas to become retained, while most are not. METHODS 23 RPs clinically diagnosed as placenta adhesiva and 10 control placentas (CPs) were examined for differences in trophoblast fusion into multinucleated trophoblastic giant ce...

Placental chorioangiomas greater than 4 cm in diameter are rare placental tumors. They have adverse fetomaternal outcomes. We present our experience with two cases having a giant angioma and review the relevant literature.

OBJECTIVE To develop a rapid field assessment methodology to address the burden of malaria during pregnancy and the options for intervening within the existing antenatal care system in Kenya. METHODS Surveys consisting of questionnaires, sampling of blood for parasitaemia and anaemia, and birth outcome assessment were conducted in antenatal clinics, delivery units, and in the community in Kis...

Rupali Mahajan1, Amarjit Singh Gill2, Paramjit Kaur Khinda1, Akhilesh Shewale3, S P Saravanan4 1Post Graduate Student, Department of Periodontology and Oral Implantology, Genesis Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Ferozepur, Punjab, India, 2Professor, Department of Periodontology and Oral Implantology, Genesis Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Ferozepur, Punjab, India, 3Post Gr...

Gene therapy is a therapeutic approach to deliver genetic material into cells to alter their function in entire organism. One promising form of gene delivery system (DDS) is liposomes. The success of liposome-mediated gene delivery is a multifactorial issue and well-designed liposomal systems might lead to optimized gene transfection particularly in vivo. Liposomal gene delivery systems face di...

BACKGROUND Although rare, placental abruption is implicated in disproportionately high rates of perinatal morbidity and mortality. Understanding geographic and temporal variations may provide insights into possible amenable factors of abruption. We examined abruption frequencies by maternal age, delivery year, and maternal birth cohorts over three decades across seven countries. METHODS Women...