PubMed · 14384248
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M ROTH. 1955-01-02. [Pectenosis].. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14384248/
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OBJECTIVE(S): The primary objective was to examine the effect of formal education and training on instrumental delivery with respect to its success rate and associated neonatal and maternal morbidity. The secondary objective was to determine factors that could influence the success rate of instrumental delivery. STUDY DESIGN: Prospective case-control study with historical controls set in a teaching hospital in Sheffield. The prospective group included all women who had instrumental deliveries between 1 November 1999 and 29 February 2000. The control group included all women who delivered between 1 February 1997 and 1 February 1998. An educational package involving formal postgraduate training and self-directed learning were introduced in the time period between the prospective and the control groups. Medical notes were reviewed in the historical controls. For both the control and prospective groups, the following patient characteristics were recorded: maternal age, parity, whether or not onset of labour was induced, use of oxytocin in the second stage of labour, delay in the second stage, operator grade, vaginal findings at delivery and the use of epidural analgesia. RESULTS: The overall failure rate was not different in the prospective group (16%) compared with the control group (18.5%). However, the introduction of an educational package was associated with significant decrease in maternal morbidity associated with cervical, severe labial and high vaginal tears (Odds Ratio (OR) 0.29, CI 0.09-0.97) and neonatal morbidity associated with admission to SCBU (OR 0.72, CI 0.02-0.60), severe neonatal scalp injury (OR 0.14, CI 0.02-0.98) and facial injuries (OR 0.02, CI 0.01-0.04). The factors identified to affect the success of instrumental deliveries were: OP and OT positions of the baby at delivery (OR 0.28, CI 0.17-0.44) and inexperienced operators (OR 0.11, CI 0.02-0.58). CONCLUSION: In this study, formal education and training of medical staff did not influence the success rate of instrumental delivery but was associated with improved safety for both mother and baby.
BACKGROUND/AIMS: This work focuses on recording, processing and interpretation of multichannel surface EMG detected from the external anal sphincter muscle. The aim is to describe the information that can be extracted from signals recorded with such a technique. METHODS: The recording of many signals from different locations on a muscle allows the extraction of additional information on muscle physiology and anatomy with respect to that obtained by classic bipolar recordings. Multichannel EMG methods have been recently developed for the assessment of the external anal sphincter. An anal probe was used in this study to record signals at different depths within the anal canal during contractions at different effort levels. The plug is 150 mm in length and 14 mm in diameter, holding a circumferential array of 16 equally spaced silver bar electrodes, located at a distance of 20 mm from the probe tip and aligned with the probe axis. RESULTS: Information about localization of the innervation zone, fiber length, EMG amplitude, muscle fiber conduction velocity and single motor unit analysis can be obtained from the signals recorded with the circumferential array by means of innovative signal processing techniques. CONCLUSIONS: The type of information extracted from multichannel surface EMG signals cannot be obtained with other currently available techniques. The technological innovation described in this work is promising for a further insight into the investigation of pelvic floor pathologies and rehabilitation treatments.
INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to assess the outcome of patients with indeterminate colitis undergoing double-stapled ileal pouch anal anastomosis. METHODS: A retrospective review of demographic, disease-related, and outcome variables of all patients undergoing double-stapled ileal pouch anal anastomosis from August 1988 to January 2000 was undertaken. All patients were evaluated using the validated American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Fecal Incontinence Severity Index. Patients with familial adenomatous polyposis, those who had undergone pouch revision or had S-configured pouches, and patients with a follow-up of less than three months were excluded from analysis. RESULTS: Three hundred ninety-five patients underwent the double-stapled ileal pouch anal anastomosis; of these 303 patients were included for analysis. The mean duration of follow-up was 40 months. Fifty-six (18.1 percent) had a preoperative diagnosis of indeterminate colitis. Postoperatively, indeterminate colitis was diagnosed in 13 (4.3 percent), mucosal ulcerative colitis in 285 (94 percent), and Crohn's disease in 5 (1.6 percent). The overall complication rate was 37.7 percent, 60 percent, and (30.7) percent in patients with mucosal ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, and indeterminate colitis, respectively. Postoperative hemorrhage, abscess, and fistula occurred in 2.4 percent, 6.3 percent, and 3.9 percent, respectively, in patients with mucosal ulcerative colitis, and 0 percent, 15.3 percent, and 7.7 percent, respectively, in patients with indeterminate colitis. Small-bowel obstruction occurred in 8.5 percent, 20 percent, and 7.7 percent of patients with mucosal ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, and indeterminate colitis, respectively. Pouchitis occurred in 4.6 percent of patients with mucosal ulcerative colitis but in none of the patients with indeterminate colitis. Dysplasia of the anal transition zone was seen in one patient each with mucosal ulcerative colitis and indeterminate colitis. These patients had consistent follow-up and neither showed any sign of evolution to neoplastic disease. None of the patients with indeterminate colitis had a postoperative diagnosis of Crohn's disease during the follow-up period. Functional outcome was comparable in all three patient groups. CONCLUSION: The outcome of the double-stapled ileal pouch anal anastomosis in patients with indeterminate colitis is similar to that of patients with mucosal ulcerative colitis. Therefore, it is a safe option in patients with indeterminate colitis.