Publications by authors named "I Kuitunen"
Aim: To analyse whether respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccination during pregnancy increases the odds of preterm birth.
Methods: A rapid review and meta-analysis was performed. The main outcome was the risk of preterm (gestational week less than 37) birth.
Major regional differences in the use of labor analgesia in Finland - A national register study.
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol
December 2024
Article Synopsis
- - The study investigates the accessibility and trends of labor analgesia methods, particularly epidural use, across Finnish hospital districts from 2007 to 2019, highlighting significant regional disparities.
- - Data was collected from the Finnish Medical Birth Register, focusing on 567,593 vaginal births, with findings indicating that neuraxial analgesia was the most common method used, averaging 63.6% of deliveries.
- - The research concludes that there are notable differences in labor analgesia practices among various hospital districts in Finland, suggesting a lack of uniform analgesia policies across the country.
Unlabelled: We aimed to analyze the effect of video laryngoscopy on intubation success, time to intubation, and adverse events in infants and neonates. A systematic review and meta-analysis was performed, for which a neonates (age less than 29 days) and infants (age less than 365 days) needing to be intubated were included. The main outcomes were first attempt success rate in the intubation, time to intubation, and adverse events.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: The Finnish Current Care Guideline recommends rapid antigen tests as the primary diagnostic tool for both adults and children with Centor score ≥ 3. We aimed to analyze the association of Centor score and rapid antigen test positivity of group A streptococcal pharyngitis (GAS) in Finnish children. We performed a retrospective single-center study from July 2019 to June 2022.
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