Prediction of Preterm Delivery by Ultrasound Measurement of Cervical Length and Funneling Changes of the Cervix in Pregnant Women with Preterm Labor at 28-34 weeks of Gestation.

The present study aims at predicting preterm delivery by ultrasound measurement of cervical length and the funneling changes of the cervix in preterm labor pregnant women at 28-34 weeks of gestation. The present study is an observational-analytical study with a prospective cohort design. The statistical population of this study includes 70 preterm labor pregnant women who were referred to Tehran hospitals from March 2018 to March 2020.

Comparison of early and late intravenous gamma globulin treatment of Kawasaki disease on fever and cardiovascular complications.

Background: Cardiac involvement was the major leading cause of death in patients with Kawasaki and IVIG administration reduces cardiac complications. The objective of this study was to determine the frequency of cardiovascular complications and duration of fever with regard to the time of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) administration of patients with Kawasaki disease.

Methods: This follow-up study was done on all patients with Kawasaki disease who were hospitalized at Amirkola Children's Hospital between 2006 and 2011.