In their article, Barbu et al reported increased rates of microcephaly in neonates with congenital heart defects such as tetralogy of Fallot or coarctation/aortic arch hypoplasia. The authors interpret their…
Lee et al have resurrected the free thyroxine index (FT4I) against modern analog-type (labeled analog/labeled antibody) free thyroxine (FT4) assays for diagnosis in pregnancy. This harkens back 40 years to…
We read with interest the article by Frankman et al, who reported the significant decreases in episiotomy rates between 1979–2004 in the United States. Are pregnant women in the United…
Don’t be fooled by Simcox’s CIRCLE trial publication about cerclage. The randomization was between an objective measure as a determinant for an intervention vs individual clinical judgment—for which there were…
In the roundtable that follows, clinicians discuss a study published in this issue of the Journal in light of its methodology, relevance to practice, and implications for future research. Article…
Case notes A generally healthy 15-year-old girl presented to the pediatric emergency department with genital ulcers. One week earlier, she developed fever (100.4°F; 38°C), dysuria, and genital pain and received…
Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate a rapid 3-dimensional ultrasound-assisted technique for evaluation of the corpus callosum as an integral part of the anatomic survey. Study Design…
The article below summarizes a roundtable discussion of a study published in this issue of the Journal in light of its methodology, relevance to practice, and implications for future research….
Objective We sought to investigate effects of intratracheal albumin injection prior to tracheal occlusion (TO) on lung proliferation in fetal rats with nitrofen-induced congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Study Design On embryonic…
Objective This study was undertaken to isolate and characterize multipotent mesenchymal stem cells from term human placenta (placenta-derived mesenchymal stem cells, PD-MSCs). Study Design Sequential enzymatic digestion was used to…
