Uterine necrosis following uterine artery embolization as treatment for postpartum hemorrhage: A case report and literature review.

Uterine necrosis is a rare complication of uterine artery embolization for postpartum hemorrhage and most patients end up having a hysterectomy. Here we report a case in which the patient experienced a recurrent fever 28 days after uterine artery embolization as treatment for postpartum hemorrhage and had no response to antibiotics. Magnetic resonance imaging of the pelvis revealed a mass which was approximately 12-cm in size with air bubbles in the uterus, suggesting necrosis with infection.

Analysis of the microbiome in maternal, intrauterine and fetal environments based on 16S rRNA genes following different durations of membrane rupture.

The incidence of chorioamnionitis and neonatal sepsis increases with the increasing time of rupture of membranes. Changes in the amount and categories of microbiomes in maternal and fetal environments after membrane rupture have yet to be discussed. In order to determine the microbiome diversity and signature in the maternal, intrauterine, and fetal environments of different durations following membrane rupture, we collected samples of fetal membrane, amniotic fluid, cord blood and maternal peripheral blood from singleton pregnant women and divided them into five groups according to the duration of membrane rupture.

Risk factors of maternal intrapartum fever and the effect of fever duration on neonatal morbidity in different temperature.

Aim: To investigate the clinical risk factors of intrapartum fever and explore the relationship between fever duration and neonatal morbidity of different fever peak.

Methods: A case-control study was conducted, and 714 pregnant women were divided into fever and nonfever group. Multivariable logistic regression model was estimated to evaluate the risk factors for maternal intrapartum fever.

Outcomes of prophylactic abdominal aortic balloon occlusion in patients with placenta previa accreta: a propensity score matching analysis.

Background: Placenta previa accreta is a life-threatening pregnancy complication, and reducing blood loss during operative treatment remains a major challenge. The aim of our study was to investigate the effect of prophylactic abdominal aortic balloon occlusion (AABO) during caesarean section in women with placenta previa accreta.

Methods: A retrospective study of women with placenta previa accreta was conducted in a tertiary hospital from January 1, 2015, to December 31, 2020.

Changing Trends of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes With Maternal Pre-pregnancy Body Mass Index: A Join-Point Analysis.

Objective: Adverse pregnancy outcomes have been related to obesity and thinness; however, the changing trends of the specific outcome with pre-pregnancy BMI remain unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate the change in risk trends of specific adverse outcomes for different pre-pregnancy BMI and analyze the recommended BMI range for pre-pregnancy counseling.

Methods: Data were extracted from the medical records of 39 public hospitals across 14 provinces in China from 2011 to 2012.

Dinoprostone pessary for labor induction in Chinese patients with premature rupture of membranes at term: A retrospective cohort.

Aim: Whether the use of dinoprostone pessary increased the vaginal delivery rate of labor induction in Chinese nulliparous women with term premature rupture of membranes (PROM) and unfavorable cervices?

Methods: PROM women at term with singleton pregnancies and Bishop scores ≤4 who needed labor induction were enrolled in this retrospective study. They received either the dinoprostone pessary followed by oxytocin infusion if necessary (n = 102, PGE2 group) or oxytocin infusion alone (n = 103, oxytocin group).

Results: Compared with oxytocin infusion alone, vaginal delivery within 12 h and total vaginal delivery were higher in the PGE2 group (28.

Construction of AgO-modified g-CN photocatalyst for rapid visible light degradation of ofloxacin.

The design of stable and highly efficient photocatalysts had emerged as an economic and promising way for eliminating harmful pharmaceutical pollutants. In this study, a series of AgO-modified g-CN composites with different AgO amounts (denoted as AgO-CN) were fabricated via a facile reflux condensation methodology. Ofloxacin (OFL) was chosen as a model pollutant to evaluate the degradation efficiency of the photocatalytic system.

A cohort study of the impact of epidural analgesia on maternal and neonatal outcomes.

Aim: To explore the impact of epidural analgesia on maternal and neonatal outcomes, especially the relation between epidural analgesia and intrapartum fever.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted in a tertiary hospital for all deliveries from November 2017 to December 2017. A total of 506 women were divided into epidural and non-epidural group by whether to receive analgesia or not.