Clinical practice evaluation of combination of atosiban, ritodrine and ketoprofen for inhibiting preterm labor.

Aim: The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy and tolerability of atosiban vs ritodrine administered as single-drug or as combination therapy with the COX inhibitor ketoprofen in the treatment of preterm labor and to investigate how frequent is the need for combination therapy with ketoprofen.

Methods: Ninety-one women with diagnosis of threatened preterm delivery at 24-33 weeks' gestation were enrolled in an observational case-control study. Forty-seven received IV atosiban (6.

Uterine artery embolization in the treatment and prevention of postpartum hemorrhage.

Objectives: The study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of superselective transcatheter uterine artery embolization for control of obstetric hemorrhage.

Methods: Between January 2002 and December 2005, 14 consecutive patients underwent uterine artery embolization to control postpartum hemorrhage, and two to prevent hemorrhage before second-trimester therapeutic abortion.

Results: Embolization was performed by transfemoral arterial catheterization.

Integrated monitoring of fetal growth restriction by computerized cardiotocography and Doppler flow velocimetry.

Objective: To investigate the correlations between Doppler flow velocimetry and computerized cardiotocography (cCTG) in fetal growth restriction.

Study Design: Fifty growth-restricted foetuses with abdominal circumference below the 10th percentile and no major abnormalities were studied. A total of 186 cCTG tracings (at least two per patient) analysed using the HP2CTG system were compared with the corresponding umbilical artery pulsatility index (PI), the PI ratio of umbilical artery to middle cerebral artery, and the ductus venosus systolic/atrial ratio.

[Dinoprostone: slow release vaginal insert (Propess) and intracervical gel (Prepidil) for the induction of labour with unriped cervix].

Aim: The purpose of the present study is to compare the effectiveness and safety of a slow release vaginal PGE2 insert (Propess) with intracervical PGE2 gel (Prepidil gel) in the induction of cervical ripening and labour.

Methods: For the induction of labour we selected 103 single pregnancies at term presenting a Bishop score of less than 5. Fifty-one were induced with Propess, and 52 with intracervical Prepidil.

Meconium-stained amniotic fluid and fetal oxygen saturation measured by pulse oximetry during labour.

Background And Aim Of The Work: The high false-positive rate of electronic fetal heart rate monitoring is the major obstacle to the correct prediction and diagnosis of intrapartum fetal distress. Fetal pulse oximetry is a safe and accurate indicator of fetal oxygenation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical use of this technique for the diagnosis of fetal hypoxia and for prevention of fetal metabolic acidosis and asphyxia during labour, in the presence of meconium-stained amniotic fluid with or without abnormal fetal heart rate patterns, using a threshold value of 30% oxygen saturation.