© 2020 MJH Life Sciences and Contemporary OB/GYN. All rights reserved.
Procedures
New study analyzes NICU utilization trends
July 02, 2020
NICU utilization trends have yet to be thoroughly investigated.
Smoke evacuation in the age of COVID-19
July 02, 2020
Though theoretical, the threat of aerosolized viral particles places health care providers at risk. Certain safety measures can be taken.
Adjunct surgical techniques safe for complex ovarian cancer cytoreduction
June 18, 2020
Adjunct surgical techniques such as ultrasonic aspiration and argon-enhanced electrocautery may be safely incorporated during primary debulking surgery for patients with advanced epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube or primary peritoneal cancer with miliary disease, according to a retrospective study in the International Journal of Gynecologic Cancer.
Ovarian Remnant Resection Surgery
June 15, 2020
Presented by Kristen Pepin, MD, Nisse V. Clark, MD, and Jon I. Einarsson, MD, PhD, MPH Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston.
Laparoscopic excision of transmural rectal endometriosis
March 11, 2020
In this video, Jon Einarsson, MD, PhD MPH, discusses his work to develop a less invasive technique for removal of the transmural bowel nodules.
Liability in ob/gyn ultrasound
October 11, 2017
This article addresses common errors that lead to litigation involving ob/gyn ultrasound, with options to reduce ultrasound-related litigation.
Were this infant’s delays secondary to misapplication of a vacuum extractor?
September 27, 2017
The plaintiff alleged that the infant’s injuries were caused by traumatic damage during delivery; specifically, from the vacuum extractor. The plaintiff’s argument was that when the vacuum extractor pulled on the infant’s head it caused damage, evidenced by the intraventricular bleed.
Why you should be performing office hysteroscopy… now
September 27, 2017
Office hysteroscopy (OH) remains a valuable but underutilized tool in evaluation and treatment of abnormal uterine bleeding. Fostering a clinic environment in which patients have access to a “one-stop shopping” experience has benefits for both them and the gynecologist. as well as the medical system.
A roadmap for medical device innovation
September 26, 2017
Many ob/gyns will have ideas for novel medical devices, but most have no idea what is involved in bringing products to market. Jon Einarsson, MD, PhD, MPH, discusses some considerations when evaluating whether or not to turn an idea into something more.
Fetal anomalies in multiple gestation pregnancies
August 01, 2017
Early imaging is key to detecting anomalies, some of which are unique to multiple gestations and some that also occur with singletons. Any anomaly that occurs in singletons can occur in 1 fetus in a multifetal pregnancy.