The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of an interdisciplinary team-training program in obstetric emergencies on identifying unsupportive institutional policies and systems-based practices. We implemented a qualitative…
In the 3 large, well-done randomized placebo-controlled trials, antenatal magnesium sulfate (MgSO 4 ) reduced the risk of cerebral palsy among children who survived early preterm birth. Crowther and colleagues…
Infants born at <34 weeks are at increased risk for cerebral palsy (CP). This risk increases inversely according to gestational age at delivery: approximately 10% at <28 weeks, 6% at…
THE ISSUE: Cerebral palsy is infrequent, but causes devastating neurologic consequences in preterm infants. Three recent randomized trials and several metaanalyses have evaluated the role of antenatal magnesium sulfate for…
We read, with great interest, the article by Grunebaum et al “Effect of a comprehensive obstetric patient safety program on compensation payments and sentinel events.” As longstanding patient safety advocates,…
We read the study by Sheiner et al with great interest and commend them for confirming the absence of adverse effects of early pregnancy after maternal bariatric surgery. The article,…
We would like to congratulate the Journal for their Patient Safety series. This series has among other things raised awareness of this critical frontier of medicine. It has also vindicated…
I have read with great interest the review article by Gunatilake and Perlow in your February 2011 issue. Although the article is presented as a comprehensive review about the clinical…
Anti–N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis is an emerging disease that affects young women. Its diagnosis can be delayed because of the neuropsychiatric symptoms in the foreground, but early removal of the associated…
The Meigs syndrome is a rare but well known syndrome in which removal of the tumor results in cure. We report a case of a regressive Meigs syndrome after a…
