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Maternal Sepsis and associated factors: A multi-central study from two tertiary care hospitals of South Punjab, Pakistan.
Pak J Med Sci
January 2025
Sadia Nazir, FCPS Assistant Professor, Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department, DG Khan Medical College, DG Khan, Pakistan.
Objective: To determine the risk factors and outcomes of maternal sepsis.
Methods: This case-control study was performed at the departments of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Nishtar Hospital, Multan, and Ghazi Khan Hospital, Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan, from June 2023 to May 2024. Cases were comprised of females aged 18-45 years diagnosed with maternal sepsis, and admitted during the study period.
Acute Pancreatitis in Pregnancy and Puerperium: Assessing Maternal and Fetal Impact, Etiologies, and Clinical Outcomes at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Pakistan.
Cureus
December 2024
Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, PAK.
Introduction The association of acute pancreatitis with adverse obstetric outcomes remains subject to great controversy. Outcomes are affected by the standard of care available, and hence, will be better in developed countries than in underdeveloped countries like Pakistan. Therefore, this study aimed to understand the clinical characteristics and treatment of acute pancreatitis in pregnancy (APIP) and its associated maternal and neonatal outcomes in a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHyperthyroidism in a Twin Pregnancy With a Hydatidiform Mole and a Coexisting Live Fetus: Management Dilemmas.
JCEM Case Rep
February 2025
Division of Endocrinology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada H4A 3J1.
Hyperthyroidism in twin pregnancies involving a hydatidiform mole and a coexisting live fetus is a rare condition requiring careful management. We present a 34-year-old pregnant woman at 12 weeks' gestation with severe nausea, vomiting, and mild vaginal bleeding. A transvaginal ultrasound revealed a dichorionic diamniotic twin pregnancy with 1 normal fetus and 1 hydatidiform mole, leading to hyperthyroidism from elevated β human chorionic gonadotropin levels.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMaternal Serum Catestatin Levels in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Potential Biomarker for Risk Assessment and Diagnosis.
J Clin Med
January 2025
Department of Perinatology, Ankara Etlik City Hospital, Ankara 06170, Türkiye.
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) presents significant risks for both maternal and neonatal health, affecting fetal growth and increasing the likelihood of future diabetes mellitus (DM) development in affected women. The dysregulation of metabolic biomarkers, including catestatin, has been implicated in GDM pathophysiology. However, the clinical significance of catestatin in GDM remains poorly understood, particularly in the context of different therapeutic approaches.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLymphangioleiomyomatosis and Pregnancy-Do We Have All the Answers for a Woman Who Desires to Conceive?-Literature Review.
Cancers (Basel)
January 2025
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania.
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a rare, progressive, and poor-prognosis systemic disorder that primarily affects women of reproductive age, with a higher prevalence among individuals of Caucasian origin. However, there are limited reliable data on the prevalence of LAM during pregnancy. The fulminant respiratory clinical presentation that often includes progressive dyspnea on exertion, cough, or hemoptysis, frequently complicated by pneumothorax, and the increased risk of spontaneous abortion due to increased estrogen and progesterone production during gestation, are arguments that most often make the diagnosed woman avoid pregnancy.
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