AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.

All bleeding resolved by 4 weeks: hematomas tied to instrument delivery.(News)

OB GYN News

| May 15, 2004 | Kubetin, Sally Koch | COPYRIGHT 2004 International Medical News Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Instrument delivery was associated with a significantly increased risk for asymptomatic subdural hematoma in one group of term newborns, Dr. Elspeth H. Whitby of the University of Sheffield (England) and her associates reported.

MRI scans were performed on 111 babies within 48 hours of their birth at Central Sheffield University Hospitals between March 2001 and November 2002.

All of the babies were born at term and did not show any symptoms of subdural hematoma.

Subdural hematomas were detected in 9 of the 111 babies (8%), including 3 of 49 babies with normal vertex delivery (odds ratio 1), 1 of 13 babies born following successful use of vacuum extraction (OR 1.28), and 5 of 18 babies in whom attempts to deliver by vacuum extraction failed, leading to ...

Related articles from newspapers, magazines, journals, and more
Subdural Hematoma
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed. Turkington, Carol January 1, 2006 700+ words
Subdural Hematoma Definition A subdural hematoma is a collection of blood in the space between the outer...appearing in less than 48 hours are due to an acute subdural hematoma. This type of bleeding is often fatal, and results...
New subdural hematoma data have been reported by B. Dawley and co-authors.
Magazine article from: Women's Health Weekly March 19, 2009 700+ words
"An intracranial subdural hematoma is a rare and potentially fatal...United States report (see also Subdural Hematoma). "Four hours postoperatively...scan revealed a 6-mm right subdural hematoma and midline shift of ventricles...
New subdural hematoma research has been reported by scientists at University of...
Newspaper article from: Biotech Week July 22, 2009 700+ words
"Chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) is a common form of...United States report (see also Subdural Hematoma). "This defect, deficiency...ASSOCIATION BETWEEN A CHRONIC SUBDURAL HEMATOMA AND A FIBRINOLYTIC PATHWAY DEFECT...
Reports outline subdural hematoma study findings from A. Chieregato and...
Newspaper article from: Biotech Week May 20, 2009 700+ words
...located beneath an evacuated acute subdural hematoma (SDH) and their relationship with...Cesena, Italy report (see also Subdural Hematoma). "Twenty-three patients with...HYPEREMIA BENEATH EVACUATED ACUTE SUBDURAL HEMATOMA IS FREQUENT AND PROLONGED IN PATIENTS...
Research on subdural hematoma detailed by T.C. Hsieh and co-authors.
Newspaper article from: Biotech Week May 13, 2009 700+ words
"Chronic subdural hematoma (SDH) is difficult to diagnose...Taichung, Taiwan report (see also Subdural Hematoma). "Although head trauma is...Nuclear Medicine (Findings of Subdural Hematoma on Tc-99m-TRODAT-1 SPECT...
New findings in subdural hematoma described by K. Yokoyama and...
Newspaper article from: Biotech Week August 6, 2008 700+ words
...pyramidal tracts displaced by chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH). Twenty-six patients...Neuroradiology report (see also Subdural Hematoma). "We measured fractional anisotropy...Diffusion tensor imaging in chronic subdural hematoma: Correlation between clinical signs...
Scientists at Kyungpook National University publish new data on subdural...
Newspaper article from: Biotech Week August 5, 2009 700+ words
...case of traumatic Subacute Spinal subdural hematoma (SDH) successfully treated by lumbar...Kyungpook National University (see also Subdural Hematoma). The researchers concluded...Techniques (Traumatic Subacute Spinal Subdural Hematoma Successfully Treated With Lumbar...
Research from M. Domenicucci and colleagues provide new insights into subdural...
Newspaper article from: Biotech Week July 15, 2009 700+ words
...formation of an ipsilateral chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) after minor cranial trauma...Domenicucci and colleagues (see also Subdural Hematoma). The researchers concluded...supratentorial arachnoid cyst and chronic subdural hematoma: neuroradiological evidence and...
For more facts and information, see all results

Source: HighBeam Research, All bleeding resolved by 4 weeks: hematomas tied to instrument...

©2009 Gale, a part of Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.
About us | FAQs | Contact us | Privacy policy | Terms and conditions
Other Gale sites: Encyclopedia.com | HighBeam Research | Acquire Content | Books & Authors | Goliath | MovieRetriever | Smart QandA