Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the outcomes of combined use of dilapan-S and pharmacological induction of miscarriage with mifepristone and misoprostol versus mifepristone and misoprostol only in patients with a second-trimester pregnancy loss.
Materials And Methods: Our study included 74 patients with a second-trimester antenatal death who were randomized into two groups to receive pharmacological induction of miscarriage combined with intracervical insertion of dilapan-S ( = 37) or pharmacological induction of miscarriage only ( = 37). Efficacy endpoints included: blood loss volume, length of time between the procedure initiation and complete miscarriage, and the number of complications.
To assess the efficacy of a Zhukovsky obstetric double balloon for improving outcomes in women undergoing hysterectomy for postpartum hemorrhage. This was a randomized controlled study. Participants were divided into two groups to undergo insertion of a Zhukovsky obstetric double balloon prior to hysterectomy ( = 16) or conventional hysterectomy ( = 25).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study aimed to evaluate the effects of combined management of placenta previa with the Arabin cervical pessary and progesterone. In this randomized controlled study, we followed up 217 patients with placenta previa and high risk of preterm birth. The main group ( = 81) underwent combined management with the Arabin cervical pessary and progesterone; the control group ( = 136) received progesterone only.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: This study aimed to compare the efficacy of combined use of Arabin pessary, cervical cerclage and progesterone with progesterone-only management of pregnant women at high risk of preterm birth.
Materials And Methods: The study included 203 pregnant women at high risk of preterm birth who were randomised to receive Arabin pessary (Group 1, n = 82) and progesterone, circular cervical cerclage and progesterone (Group 2, n = 121) or progesterone treatment only (Group3, controls, n = 50). Patients in the pessary and cerclage group also received progesterone.