INTRODUCTION Since 1897, when the first radical hysterectomy with lymphadenectomy was done by Wertheim in Vienna, this operation has had the central role in the surgical treatment of invasive cervical tumors. MATERIAL AND METHODS In the period from 1997 to 2010, 177 patients diagnosed with invasive cervical cancer according to the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) s...

OBJECTIVE In 2007 and 2008, the Japan Society for Reproductive Medicine and the Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology issued a recommendation for single embryo transfer (SET). Thereafter, SET was implemented in 73% of in vitro fertilization (IVF) cases in Japan. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of compliance with the SET recommendation on perinatal outcomes. METHODS ...

observational study of neonatal outcomes Kai Zhang, Dylan Small, Scott Lorch, Sindhu Srinivas, Paul R. Rosenbaum1 University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Abstract. During a few years around the turn of the millennium, a series of local hospitals in Philadelphia closed their obstetrics units, with the consequence that many mothers-to-be arrived unexpectedly at the city’s large, regional teachin...

Background: Pregnancy is a normal and pleasant event in women's life, but it often involved with psychological and behavioral changes and can result in stress in some women, such as women that their pregnancies is occurred after infertility treatment. This study aimed to determine the demographic characteristic, fertility, obstetrics, social support factors and relationship with severity o...

1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jikei University School of Medicine, Japan 2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tokyo Medical School, Japan 3S.S Ladies Clinic, Japan 4Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Tohoku University, Japan 5Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Inamino Hospital, Japan 6Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kurume University, F...

Hysterectomy is one of the most common surgeries performed each year and can be indicated for many gynecologic conditions. The development of minimally invasive surgery has transformed this procedure, resulting in improved outcomes, superior cosmesis, and quicker return to normal function. Vaginal cuff closure is a critical component of hysterectomy, with many variations in surgical technique a...

OBJECTIVE We implemented a comprehensive strategy to track and reduce adverse events. STUDY DESIGN We incrementally introduced multiple patient safety interventions from September 2004 through November 2006 at a university-based obstetrics service. This initiative included outside expert review, protocol standardization, the creation of a patient safety nurse position and patient safety commi...

Many clinical trials in obstetrics have failed to demonstrate improved outcomes with low-dose aspirin. This is not entirely surprising as prescribing aspirin for compromised tissue perfusion without insight into underlying pathology inevitably leads to suboptimal outcomes. We argue that a mismatch between the aspirin dose and the underlying pathology of altered tissue perfusion is the key facto...