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Diabetes Insipidus
Diabetes insipidus (DI) is characterized by the passage of large amounts of dilute urine and results primarily from either a reduction in the secretion of or impaired response to vasopressin. Vasopressin is a ...
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Acromegaly
Acromegaly occurs when there is excess secretion of growth hormone by the anterior pituitary, most commonly due to a benign pituitary adenoma. Strategies for medical management that are safe for both mother an...
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Adrenal Insufficiency
Adrenal insufficiency (AI) is a clinical syndrome in which the adrenal glands do not produce adequate amounts of glucocorticoids and possibly mineralocorticoids. Strategies for medical management that are safe...
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Cushing Syndrome
Cushing syndrome is the term used to describe a clinical state of increased free circulating glucocorticoid. Strategies for medical management that is safe for both mother and fetus will be presented. The anes...
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Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) refers to a group of autosomal recessive disorders of adrenal steroidogenesis, the most common of which is 21-hydroxylase deficiency. This results in impaired glucocorticoi...
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Insulin Pump
Definition. An insulin pump is a device that provides a continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion and may also have the ability to provide continuous glucose monitoring. Strategies for medical management using thi...
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Conn Syndrome
Primary hyperaldosteronism is characterized by excess production of aldosterone resulting in hypertension, decreased plasma renin activity, hypernatremia, hypokalemia, and metabolic alkalosis. Conn syndrome re...
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Evidence-Based Medicine and Labor Analgesia
Since biblical times, the labor process has been recognized as being one of the most painful human experiences. Early treatments varied widely, according to the cultural and religious practices of the time. In...
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Anesthetic considerations for high order cesarean sections: a prospective cohort study
In a previous retrospective study we demonstrated that perioperative complications occurred in a minority of high order repeat cesarean sections (HOR-C/S). In this prospective study we compared the incidence...
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Theex utero intrapartum treatment (EXIT) procedure: maternal and fetal considerations
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The effect of epidural needle type on postdural puncture headache: a randomized trial
A prospective, randomized trial in labouring parturients was undertaken to assess whether the 18G Special Sprotte™ epidural needle is associated with a lower incidence of accidental dural puncture (ADP) in com...
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High quality labour analgesia using small gauge epidural needles and catheters
Inadvertent epidural needle punctures represent the leading cause of severe postdural puncture headache (PDPH) in parturients. Use of small gauge (G) epidural needles for continuous analgesia has received litt...
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Is obstetric outcome related to local anesthesia concentration?
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RCT of ilio-inguinal nerve block for post-laparoscopy pain
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Cusum analysis is a useful tool to assess resident proficiency at insertion of labour epidurals
Cumulative sum (cusum) analysis is a statistical and graphical tool that examines trends for sequential events over time. It has been used to determine proficiency in technical procedures. We used cusum to det...
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Quality and retrieval of obstetrical anaesthesia randomized controlled trials
Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are suitable for meta-analysis and systematic reviews provided they are of high quality and are easy to retrieve. We determined these attributes of RCTs in obstetrical anaes...
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Epidural morphine vs hydromorphone in post-Caesarean section patients
The purpose of this randomized controlled double blind study was to compare the efficacy of pain relief and the side effects of epidural hydromorphone and morphine in postCaesarean patients.
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