A profile of Emanuel A. Friedman, MD, DMedSci
Full interview at ajog.org : click Video under article title in Contents of this issue. Video is also temporarily posted on website home page under “Featured.” Emanuel A. Friedman, MD,…
GYNECOLOGY
Proposed diagnostic criteria for the case definition of amniotic fluid embolism in research studies
Amniotic fluid embolism is a leading cause of maternal mortality in developed countries. Our understanding of risk factors, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis is hampered by a lack of uniform clinical…
Pregnancy as a window to future health: short-term costs and consequences
Related article, page 484 . Cardiovascular disease is the leading killer of women. Mortality among younger women is increasing at an alarming rate, and profound race disparities persist. Early detection…
Fetal fibronectin testing in threatened preterm labor: time to stop
Related article, page 431 . In this edition of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology , Berghella and Saccone report the results of a systematic review and meta-analysis of…
US and adnexal pathology; looking at it the wrong way around
In our opinion, the article “Predicting the risk of malignancy in adnexal masses based on the Simple Rules from the International Ovarian Tumor Analysis group” once again addresses the problem…
Neuraxial blockade increases external cephalic version success: a well-known finding needing to be disseminated within the obstetric domain
We read the recent meta-analysis by Magro-Malosso et al with interest and agree with their findings confirming improved success rates of external cephalic version (ECV) with neuraxial blockade. We were surprised,…
The limited utility of currently available venous thromboembolism risk assessment tools in gynecologic oncology patients
Regarding: “The limited utility of currently available venous thromboembolism risk assessment tools in gynecologic oncology patients” by Drs Barber and Clarke-Pearson. The authors used the American College of Surgeons National…
