Publications by authors named "Matthew R Treaster"
Heightened Immune Response to Presumed Loxosceles reclusa Envenomation.
Wilderness Environ Med
December 2019
Article Synopsis
- * The patient showed severe symptoms like back pain, fever, and blood issues, including low hemoglobin and elevated liver enzymes, pointing towards a possible syndrome called hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH).
- * This unique case is the first to report the combination of Coomb's positive hemolysis, cANCA vasculitis, and HLH-like symptoms linked to a spider bite, prompting further investigations into immune responses and genetic predispositions related to severe loxoscelism.
Objective: To compare the efficacy of transcervical Foley catheter alone (Foley) to transcervical Foley catheter with extraamniotic saline infusion for labor induction and cervical ripening in women with an unfavorable cervix.
Methods: This was a multicenter, randomized, controlled trial of women presenting for labor induction with a singleton, cephalic fetus, intact membranes, and unfavorable cervix (Bishop score 6 or less). Eligible women were randomly assigned to receive either Foley catheter alone or Foley catheter with extraamniotic saline infusion.