Publications by authors named "Nancy Gaba"

Objective To determine the frequency of maternity health employee experiences with maternal and perinatal/neonatal adverse outcomes and gain a deeper understanding of how these experiences impact the providers.  Design Single-institution observational study from 2016. Setting The George Washington University Hospital.

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Background: Risk-appropriate prenatal care has been asserted as a way for the cost-effective delivery of prenatal care. A virtual care model for prenatal care has the potential to provide patient-tailored, risk-appropriate prenatal educational content and may facilitate vital sign and weight monitoring between visits. Previous studies have demonstrated a safe reduction in the frequency of in-person prenatal care visits among low-risk patients but have noted a reduction in patient satisfaction.

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Article Synopsis
  • Excessive weight gain and high blood pressure during pregnancy can lead to serious complications like gestational diabetes and preeclampsia, highlighting the need for better monitoring methods.
  • The study assessed the feasibility of using a mobile app and connected devices to remotely monitor weight and blood pressure in early pregnancy, involving 8 low-risk participants from an urban medical center.
  • Results showed high engagement with the app, accurate data collection, effective alerts for abnormal readings, and overall patient satisfaction, suggesting that this remote monitoring system may be beneficial for prenatal care.
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Introduction: Subclinical hypothyroidism during pregnancy has been associated with adverse maternal and fetal outcomes. A subset of pregnant women in the United States have been shown to have mild iodine deficiency. No study has evaluated the thyroid and iodine status of women who are planning to become pregnant in the near future.

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Approximately 500,000 hysterectomies are performed each year in the United States despite the existence of numerous nondefinitive alternatives. Gaining an understanding of the relationship between quality, safety, and cost is critical to gynecologists performing this procedure. Analysis of quality measures includes important process measures such as time-out procedures, the Surgical Care Improvement Project, Peer Review, and Credentialing.

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Background: The role of residents as teachers has grown over time. Programs have been established within various specialties to formally develop these skills. Anesthesiology residents are frequently asked to provide supervision for novice learners and have numerous opportunities for teaching skills and clinical decision making.

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Background: Residents-as-teachers (RATs) programs have been shown to improve trainees' teaching skills, yet these decline over time.

Intervention: We adapted a commercial Web-based system to maintain resident teaching skills through reflection and deliberate practice and assessed the system's ability to (1) prevent deterioration of resident teaching skills and (2) provide information to improve residents' teaching skills and teaching program quality.

Methods: Ten first-year obstetrics-gynecology (Ob-Gyn) residents participated in a RATs program.

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Background: Vulvar masses are commonly biopsied in the outpatient setting. They may present as clinically benign masses, but the pathological evaluation and diagnosis is important in establishing the correct management.

Case: A 41-year-old El Salvadoran woman presented with a nontender vulvar mass of over 12 years' duration that had enlarged rapidly over the past 8 months.

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Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine if a residents-as-teachers program improves residents' teaching skills.

Study Design: Twenty-four residents (13 intervention, 11 controls) participated in a controlled trial of a residents-as-teachers program. The intervention group attended a 10.

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Background: Few cases of pregnancy following the Mitrofanoff procedure (continent appendicovesicostomy) have been reported, but in those cases there was an increased rate of cesarean delivery with no long-term consequences to renal function or to the urinary diversion.

Case: A 15-year-old primagravida with a prior nephrectomy for a dysplastic kidney and prior continent appendicovesicostomy for urinary retention due to spina bifida occulta and neurogenic bladder had a pregnancy complicated by preterm premature rupture of membranes, preterm labor, breech presentation and cesarean delivery with the assistance of a urologist. The patient had a minimal decline in renal function, and she and the infant did well.

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Objective: This study was undertaken to develop, implement, and evaluate a genetics curriculum for obstetrician-gynecologist residents.

Study Design: We prospectively evaluated the effect of a genetics curriculum on obstetrician-gynecologist residents' knowledge and skills. Residents completed a needs assessment and pretest.

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