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Open AccessAssociation between parental decisions regarding abortion and severity of fetal heart disease
The prenatal diagnosis of fetal heart disease potentially influences parental decision-making regarding pregnancy termination. Existing literature indicates that the severity, whether in complexity or lethalit...
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Open AccessChanges in use and outcomes after fibrinogen concentrate insurance coverage for critical obstetrical hemorrhage: a nationwide questionnaire survey in Japan
Fibrinogen concentrate (FC) for acquired hypofibrinogenemia associated with critical obstetrical hemorrhage (COH) was covered by public medical insurance in September 2021 in Japan. We aimed to investigate cha...
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Open AccessIntravenous lipid emulsion for local anaesthetic systemic toxicity in pregnant women: a sco** review
Local anaesthetic systemic toxicity (LAST) is a rare but life-threatening complication that can occur after local anaesthetic administration. Various clinical guidelines recommend an intravenous lipid emulsion...
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Open AccessAccurate evaluation of the progress of delivery with transperineal ultrasound may improve vaginal delivery: a single-center retrospective study
Although digital examination of the cervix is the standard method used worldwide for evaluating the progress of delivery, it is subjective. Transperineal ultrasound (TPU) is combined with digital evaluation fo...
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Comparison of surgical outcomes between robot-assisted laparoscopic hysterectomy and conventional total laparoscopic hysterectomy in gynecologic benign disease: a single-center cohort study
We compared the surgical outcomes of robot-assisted laparoscopic hysterectomy (RAH) and total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH). This single-center cohort study compared 139 RAH cases from January, 2017 to Septe...
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Open AccessA retrospective cohort study using a national surveillance questionnaire to investigate the characteristics of maternal venous thromboembolism in Japan in 2018
In Japan, the numbers of deliveries by women of older maternal age and women with overweight or obesity have recently increased. Since 2008, the guidelines and practices to prevent the maternal venous thromboe...
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Effect of hypofibrinogenemia on obstetrical disseminated intravascular coagulation in Japan in 2018: a multicenter retrospective cohort study
Japanese obstetrical hemorrhage recommendations state that not only pregnant women with an obstetrical disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) score ≥ 8 points but also those with fibrinogen levels ≤ 1.5 ...
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Open AccessTadalafil treatment in mice for preeclampsia with fetal growth restriction has neuro-benefic effects in offspring through modulating prenatal hypoxic conditions
We have demonstrated that tadalafil facilitates fetal growth in mice with L-NG-nitroarginine methyl ester (L-NAME)-induced preeclampsia (PE) with fetal growth restriction (FGR). Tadalafil is a selective phosph...
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Open AccessMyocardial tissue characterization and strain analysis in healthy pregnant women using cardiovascular magnetic resonance native T1 map** and feature tracking technique
Peripartum cardiomyopathy is a life-threatening condition that occurs during the peripartum period in previously healthy women. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) T1 map** permits sensitive detection of...
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Open AccessEarly-onset fetal growth restriction treated with the long-acting phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor tadalafil: a case report
Severe early-onset fetal growth restriction occurs in 0.4 % of all pregnancies, and the prognoses of these patients are dismal. Severely growth-restricted fetuses (far below 500 g) are thought to be nonviable....
