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Modern obstetric management and outcome of infants with gastroschisis.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  10389729     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether outcomes of infants with gastroschisis differed by mode or site of delivery, diagnostic method, or when maternal-fetal medicine consultation was given. METHODS: Charts of 32 infants born at the University of Mississippi Medical Center or admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit between September 1992 and June 1998 were reviewed for maternal demographic characteristics and neonatal outcomes. Statistical analysis was done using Student t test, analysis of variance, chi2, and Kruskal-Wallis test with P<.05 considered statistically significant. RESULTS: There were no statistically significant differences in neonatal outcomes by method or site of delivery, diagnostic method, or maternal-fetal medicine consultation before delivery. Infants delivered vaginally had higher Apgar scores at 1 and 5 minutes (9 versus 7 and 9 versus 8, respectively, P<.05). Vaginally delivered infants required more days of antibiotic therapy than those delivered abdominally (10 versus 3 days, P<.05) but had a shorter interval to enteral feedings (15 versus 30 days, P<.05). CONCLUSION: Outcomes of infants with isolated gastroschisis were not significantly affected by method or site of delivery, diagnostic method, or maternal-fetal surveillance. Although the findings of this investigation were largely negative and the statistical power limited due to the rarity of this fetal disruption, small series of cases of gastroschisis need to be analyzed to resolve current controversies surrounding optimal treatment of gastroschisis.
Authors:
B K Rinehart; D A Terrone; C M Isler; J E Larmon; K G Perry; W E Roberts
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Obstetrics and gynecology     Volume:  94     ISSN:  0029-7844     ISO Abbreviation:  Obstet Gynecol     Publication Date:  1999 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1999-07-28     Completed Date:  1999-07-28     Revised Date:  2009-10-26    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0401101     Medline TA:  Obstet Gynecol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  112-6     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Delivery, Obstetric*
Female
Gastroschisis / epidemiology*
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Outcome
Prenatal Care
Ultrasonography, Prenatal
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
Obstet Gynecol. 1999 Oct;94(4):638-9   [PMID:  10511376 ]

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