Botulinum toxin injection for chronic pelvic pain: A systematic review.

Introduction: Botulinum toxin has proven therapeutic effects in alleviating pain in several myofascial disorders, with an expanding potential in chronic pelvic pain. The objective of this systematic review is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of botulinum toxin injection as an off-label treatment for female chronic pelvic pain.

Material And Methods: Using PRISMA guidelines, MEDLINE, EBM Reviews, PubMed, CINAHL, TRIP Database, EMBASE, Web of Science and gray literature were searched.

Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC) in pregnancy: a case series of nine patients and review of literature.

Background: Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is a genetic cardiomyopathy characterized by myocardial necrosis and fibrofatty substitution of the myocardium, predominantly of the right ventricle. The evaluation of risk associated with gestation and delivery in patients with ARVC is difficult due to the small number of already reported cases. We present our experience of patients with ARVC who completed a pregnancy and delivery.

Can we predict and prevent emergency department visits for postpartum hypertensive complications in patients with hypertensive disorders in pregnancy?

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are major causes of maternal mortality and morbidity, and postpartum hypertensive complications have significant implications on maternal health and public health care system. Antepartum community care programs for hypertension are in place at major centers of Canada, however, such a program for postpartum are usually lacking, and could be a cost-effective solution to reduce postpartum hypertensive complications. To assess the proportion of women who present to the emergency department (ED) or outpatient clinics for postpartum hypertensive (PPHTN) complications up to 6 weeks postpartum, among pregnancies complicated by antenatal hypertensive disorders in Calgary, Canada.

[Effect of environmental factors on the formation of several typical tetracycline resistance genes in soil].

The extensive use of veterinary tetracycline in the stock husbandry has led to the increasingly serious environmental pollution, the tetracycline resistance genes induced by which could bring more hazardous environmental risk than veterinary tetracycline. This study investigated the effects of environmental factors on the formation of several typical tetracycline resistance genes (tetA, tetC). The results showed that temperature, light and pH could have impacts on the formation of tetracycline resistance genes in soil, the amounts of the tetracycline resistance bacteria and resistance genes induced in different treatments all reached the maximum in the proper environmental condition (25 degrees C, 500 lx, pH7.

[Expression of NKG2A and NKG2C receptors and their ligand HLA-E in decidua of preeclampsia patients].

Objective: To investigatethe expressions of NKG2A, NKG2C receptors and their ligand HLA-E in decidua of preeclampsia patients.

Methods: Decidua tissues were collected from 30 patients with mild preeclampsia, 42 patients with severe preeclampsia and 46 normal pregnancy as contrast. The expressions of NKG2A, NKG2C protein were detected by immunohistochemitry and mRNAs of NKG2A, NKG2C and HLA-E genes were detected by RT-PCR.

[A comparison of the effectiveness of five types of hemostatic surgeries for intractable postpartum haemorrhage and the factors of failed hemostasis].

Objective: To study the different clinical effects of using 5 kinds of hemostatic surgeries to manage the intractable postpartum hemorrhage and analyse the risk factors of failed hemostasis.

Methods: From Jan. 2007 to Jul.

[Risk factors of perinatal blood transfusion].

Objective: To investigate the risk factors associated with perinatal packed red blood cell transfusion.

Methods: We performed univariable analysis and unconditional multivarible logistic regression analysis to identify risk factors associated with perinatal packed red blood cell transfusion in 19 456 obstetrical inpatients.

Results: The transfusion rate was 1.