Pathological response in mucinous carcinoma of breast after neoadjuvant therapy - a multi-institutional study.

Although mucinous carcinoma (MC) is considered a favorable histologic subtype of invasive breast cancer (BC), a subset of MC is managed with neoadjuvant therapy (NAT). The clinical and pathologic features of MC following NAT are not well characterized. The aim of this study is to characterize pathologic response in patients with MC treated with NAT, including neoadjuvant endocrine therapy (NET), neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NCT), and Herceptin-targeted NCT (H-NCT).

Predictors of Parenting Readiness in Fathers of High-Risk Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

To evaluate discharge readiness perceptions among mother-father dyads, parents of infants in the neonatal intensive care unit completed a parenting readiness survey. Fathers had more favorable perceptions than their partners. Maternal perceptions and social risk, but not infant morbidities, predicted paternal perceptions.

The Association Between Mindfulness and Postoperative Pain: A Prospective Cohort Study of Gynecologic Oncology Patients Undergoing Minimally Invasive Hysterectomy.

Study Objective: To describe the association between preoperative dispositional mindfulness (the personality trait of being mindful) and postoperative pain in gynecologic oncology patients undergoing minimally invasive hysterectomy.

Design: Prospective cohort study.

Setting: University-affiliated teaching hospital.

Effect of Sustained Inflations vs Intermittent Positive Pressure Ventilation on Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia or Death Among Extremely Preterm Infants: The SAIL Randomized Clinical Trial.

Importance: Preterm infants must establish regular respirations at delivery. Sustained inflations may establish lung volume faster than short inflations.

Objective: To determine whether a ventilation strategy including sustained inflations, compared with standard intermittent positive pressure ventilation, reduces bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) or death at 36 weeks' postmenstrual age without harm in extremely preterm infants.

Premature Infants Conceived with Assisted Reproductive Technology: An Analysis of Infant Morbidity, Compared with Infants Conceived Naturally.

Objective: This article evaluates the morbidity of infants born via assisted reproductive technology (ART) compared with matched naturally conceived infants.

Study Design: This is a retrospective review of maternal and infant data among inborn infants conceived via ART and matched control infants born at 30 to 34 weeks' gestational age (GA) between 2006 and 2012. Data were analyzed using paired -test or Wilcoxo-Mann-Whitney test for continuous and Fisher's exact test for categorical variables.

Implementation and evaluation of a novel operating room curriculum for the obstetrics and gynecology clerkship.

Objective: Primary objective is to estimate the effect of an operating room (OR) curriculum on obstetrics and gynecology (Ob/Gyn) students' clinical knowledge related to the OR. Secondary objective is to estimate the effect of the curriculum on student confidence and satisfaction related to the OR experience.

Study Design: Prospective cohort study of 6 Ob/Gyn clerkship groups from September 2011 to June 2012.

Perceptions of operating room learning experiences during the obstetrics and gynecology clerkship.

Background: There is little published describing curriculum development for the medical student in the operating room (OR).

Purpose: Explore student and faculty perceptions of learning experiences in the OR during the Obstetrics and Gynecology (Ob/Gyn) clerkship as a prelude to defining OR-specific learning objectives and curriculum.

Methods: Fourth year students and Obstetrics and Gynecology faculty participated in structured, audiotaped focus groups aimed at defining OR educational objectives and curriculum content.

A randomized trial to estimate the effect of an interactive computer trainer on resident knowledge of female pelvic floor dysfunction and anatomy.

Objectives: : To estimate the effect of a computer trainer on improving knowledge and attitudes of Obstetrics and Gynecology residents regarding female pelvic anatomy (PA) and pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD) compared to usual teaching.

Methods: : A randomized trial was conducted between April and June 2008. Obstetrics and Gynecology residents randomized by year of training participated in a 1-hour session with a computer trainer for individual-based learning of female PA and PFD or usual teaching.

Improving medical student knowledge of female pelvic floor dysfunction and anatomy: a randomized trial.

Objective: The objective of the study was to estimate the effect of an interactive computer trainer on improving medical student knowledge and attitudes regarding female pelvic anatomy (PA) and pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD).

Study Design: Forty-three students were randomized to the trainer and usual teaching vs usual teaching alone. Pre- and postintervention knowledge and attitude questionnaires were completed.

Absence of evidence of pulmonary maturity at amniocentesis in term infants of diabetic mothers.

A total of 153 patients' charts were reviewed over a 6-year period to assess the results of the practice of amniocentesis for diabetic mothers at term (greater than or equal to 37 weeks' gestation) before elective induction/delivery. The number of cases with absent phosphatidylglycerol were determined at each specific gestational age at or near term. Phosphatidylglycerol was present in 130, and phosphatidylglycerol was absent in 23 at first amniocentesis sampling.