Background: Shoulder dystocia, a challenging condition for obstetricians, poses significant risks to both maternal and neonatal health, including maternal postpartum hemorrhage, neonatal hypoxia, and brachial plexus injury. Despite being unpredictable and unpreventable, effective management can mitigate these risks. Miscommunication and poor leadership are responsible for 72% of medical errors, which further highlights the importance of robust leadership skills in obstetric emergencies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHaematometra, a rare and delayed complication, can emerge following medical termination of pregnancy, also known as 'postabortal post-caesarean syndrome' or 'redo syndrome'. Treatment requires the immediate evacuation of both liquid and clotted blood for quick resolution, followed by administration of an oxytocic agent to ensure complete recovery. This current report describes a female patient in her mid-30s who presented with colicky lower abdominal pain following a medically-induced abortion at 10 weeks.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFQuality and timely antenatal care is a vital component of pregnancy care for the well-being of mothers and babies. The aim of this study of to assess self-reported obstetricians' adherence to national and international antenatal care guidelines in Lebanon. This cross-sectional study approached all obstetricians registered with the Lebanese Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Lebanese Order of Physicians to participate in an online and telephone-based survey.
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September 2024
This study highlights the complexities and challenges in managing obstetric emergencies, detailing critical interventions and outcomes in various high-risk cases. A retrospective analysis was conducted on four high-risk obstetric cases, each characterized by distinct complications necessitating immediate medical interventions. The study specifically examined cases involving: Fetal Distress cases where fetal health was compromised, necessitating interventions such as emergency cesarean sections.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Indocyanine green (ICG) is a visible near-infrared fluorescent dye. Several studies have reported its benefit in identifying important anatomical structures, tissue vascularization, and sentinel lymph nodes in the case of tumors. Studies have shown that ICG is critical and safe in gynecologic surgeries.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFQuantum leadership in postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) simulation training remains underexplored. Quantum leaders excel in PPH's chaotic settings, differing from traditional leaders. To assess the impact of simulation training on quantum leadership skills in maternity teams.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis case report details an unusual and unexpected finding in a 37-year-old woman with a history of two cesarean sections, who had an intrauterine device implanted. The patient presented with symptoms of abnormal uterine bleeding and dysmenorrhea. An initial ultrasound confirmed the presence of the intrauterine device.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Contemp Dent Pract
February 2024
SAGE Open Med Case Rep
December 2023
Gestational trophoblastic disease encompasses a range of lesions, each culminating in varied clinical manifestations. Among these, the simultaneous occurrence of molar changes within the placenta and a viable fetus remains a particularly elusive and challenging presentation, posing intricate dilemmas for obstetricians. In this article, we delineate a distinct case involving a 21-year-old woman with a history of consanguineous marriage.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To describe the effect of economic collapse on prenatal care.
Methods: This is an observational study aiming to depict the changes that occur in prenatal care in the case of an economic collapse. Biochemical screening and ultrasound examinations, as well as medical emigration and private-public sector activity, are discussed.
Background: To date, there has been a dearth of research on health literacy in the Eastern Mediterranean Region and in particular Lebanon.
Objectives: This cross-sectional study assessed the levels and correlates of health literacy in Lebanese adults.
Methods: A total of 587 participants (54.
Aim: The aim of the present work was to explain the poor biointegration of acellular dermal xenogeneic matrix, leading to an unfavorable gingival healing following a grafting procedure for the treatment of soft tissue deficiencies.
Background: Numerous works have demonstrated the successful use of acellular dermal matrix (ADM) in soft tissue augmentation procedures. However, spare human investigations reported adverse healing outcomes at microscopic level.
J Conserv Dent
October 2020
Context: Oval-shaped canals represent a challenge in endodontics. Infected tissue may remain in their recesses. This concern may be more critical with minimally instrumentation techniques.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground Apical periodontitis is caused by bacteria present in the root canal space. The removal of the infection is crucial to obtain healing. Canal irrigation is among one of the most important steps in eliminating bacteria.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground The relationship of coronary artery calcium (CAC) with adverse cardiac remodeling is not well established. We aimed to study the association of CAC in middle age and change in CAC from early adulthood to middle age with left ventricular (LV) function. Methods CAC score was measured by computed tomography at CARDIA study (Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults) year-15 examination and at year-25 examination (Y25) in 3043 and 3189 participants, respectively.
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September 2018
Aims: To evaluate the association of cumulative blood pressure (BP) from young adulthood to middle age with left atrial (LA) structure/function as assessed by three-dimensional echocardiography (3DE) in a large longitudinal bi-racial population study.
Methods And Results: We conducted a prospective post hoc analysis of individuals enrolled at the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults, which is a multi-centre bi-racial cohort with 30 years of follow-up. Cumulative systolic and diastolic BP levels were defined by summing the product of average millimetres of mercury and the years between each two consecutive clinic visits over 30 years of follow-up.
This report introduces a novel technique that allows a safe and predictable canal negotiation, creation of a glide path and canal preparation with reciprocating nickel-titanium or stainless steel engine-driven instruments in canals where the use of rotary and the newly developed reciprocating instruments is contraindicated. In this novel technique, the instruments are used in reciprocating motion with very small angles. Hand files are not used regardless of the complexity of the canal anatomy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInt Endod J
April 2008
Aim: To describe a novel canal preparation technique using only one Ni-Ti rotary instrument.
Summary: In this novel technique, the canal is negotiated to the working length with a size 08 hand file. Then, the canal preparation is completed with an F2 ProTaper instrument used in a reciprocating movement.