Publications by authors named "Eric Terpstra"
Article Synopsis
- - The Japanese Fellowship Program at the U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka has been connecting U.S. Navy patients with Japanese hospitals since 1952, especially during critical transfers.
- - The outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 prompted the development of a new transfer framework incorporating the Public Health Center to ensure safe patient transfers.
- - This report details two successful international transfers of COVID-19 positive patients, marking the first documented use of this framework for such cases, which can serve as a guide for future patient transfers involving infectious diseases.
Objective: To determine the rate at which long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) is desired immediately postpartum and utilized within 12 weeks of delivery at our institution.
Methods: This prospective cohort study analyzed 400 consecutive postpartum patients between January 2009 and March 2009. We followed contraceptive desire prior to discharge and actual contraception utilized within 12 weeks postpartum.
Background: The study was conducted to determine the feasibility of levonorgestrel-intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) insertion at three different times postpartum.
Study Design: From August 2009 to January 2010, all women desiring LNG-IUS for postpartum contraception were offered enrollment into our study and randomized to three insertion times: immediate (within 10 min of placenta delivery), early (10 min to 48 h postpartum) or interval (≥6 weeks postpartum).
Results: Forty-six women met inclusion criteria and were analyzed.
Objective: To determine whether a weighted versus unweighted balloon catheter achieved a shorter first stage of labor.
Methods: This was a randomized trial of patients undergoing induction with Bishop score <4. Women were randomized to weighted balloon catheter with 1000 mL fluid bag or unweighted catheter taped to the thigh.