Immediate postpartum glycemic control and risk of surgical site infection.

Objective: Nearly one-third of all births in the United States in 2013 were by cesarean delivery, with 6% complicated by diabetes. The purpose of this study was to correlate immediate postoperative hyperglycemia with wound morbidity in diabetic women who underwent cesarean delivery.

Methods: This retrospective case-control study was performed at UC Irvine Health and Miller Women's & Children's Hospital Long Beach between 2009 and 2015.

Comparing Melanoma Invasiveness in Dermatologist- versus Patient-Detected Lesions: A Retrospective Chart Review.

This study examined whether patient-identified melanomas were more advanced than dermatologist-identified tumors at routine clinic visits, and whether a personal or family history of skin cancer was associated with patterns of detection. A retrospective chart review was performed on melanoma patients (N = 201) in a private dermatology clinic. Variables included age, gender, pattern of detection (i.

Growth hormone secretion among HIV infected patients: effects of gender, race and fat distribution.

Objective: To determine the effects of gender, race, and fat redistribution on growth hormone (GH) secretory patterns in HIV-infected patients.

Design: We investigated GH responses to growth hormone releasing hormone (GHRH) + arginine stimulation testing in HIV-infected subjects with fat redistribution, comparing HIV-infected males (n = 139) and females (n = 25) to non HIV-infected male (n = 25) and female (n = 26) control subjects similar in age, body mass index and race.

Methods: A standard GHRH + arginine stimulation test [GHRH 1 microg/kg and arginine 0.

Increased adrenal androgen secretion with inhibition of 11beta-hydroxylase in HIV-infected women.

Adrenal androgen production is reduced in association with disease severity in HIV-infected women. This response may be maladaptive in terms of maintenance of lean body mass, functional status, and immune function. The aim of this study was to assess whether the use of an adrenal enzyme inhibitor of 11beta-hydroxylase might increase androgen production in this population.