Publications by authors named "V Jouffroy"
Article Synopsis
- The study examined fetal radiation exposure in pregnant women with trauma, focusing on how different injury assessments impact radiation doses to the fetus.
- Conducted in multiple hospitals, the research assessed cumulative radiation doses in 54 pregnant women, finding that most underwent whole-body CT scans, which led to a median fetal dose of 38 mGy, below the 100 mGy safety threshold.
- Results showed lower maternal mortality (6%) compared to fetal mortality (17%), indicating that a selective imaging strategy can be safe in skilled medical settings for specific cases of trauma.
Background: In some cases of severe preeclampsia/eclampsia, brain imaging displays signs compatible with raised intracranial pressure. We aimed to estimate the incidence of raised intracranial pressure in preeclampsia using ocular ultrasonography.
Methods: Optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) measurements were compared in 26 preeclamptic and 25 healthy pregnant women.