IntroductionExtrauterine abdominal pregnancy is extremely rare and is frequently missed during antenatal care. This is a report of a full-term extrauterine abdominal pregnancy in a primigravida who likely had a ruptured ectopic pregnancy with secondary implantation and subsequently delivered a healthy baby.Case presentationA 23-year-old, Middle Eastern, primigravida presented at 14 weeks gestation with intermittent suprapubic pain and dysuria. An abdominal ultrasound examination showed a single viable fetus with free fluid in her abdomen. A follow-up examination at term showed a breech presentation and the possibility of a bicornute uterus with the fetus present in the left horn of her uterus. Our patient underwent Cesarean delivery under general anesthesia and was found to have a small intact uterus with the fetus lying in her abdomen and surrounded by an amniotic fluid-filled sac. The baby was extracted uneventfully, but the placenta was implanted in the left broad ligament and its removal resulted in massive intraoperative bleeding that necessitated blood and blood products transfusion and the administration of Factor VII to control the bleeding. Both the mother and newborn were discharged home in good condition.ConclusionsAn extrauterine abdominal pregnancy secondary to a ruptured ectopic pregnancy with secondary implantation could be missed during antenatal care and continue to term with good maternal and fetal outcome. An advanced extrauterine pregnancy should not result in the automatic termination of the pregnancy.
This is the first report of an incidence of postoperative seizures of 0.6% in pediatric cranial vault reconstructive surgery. There was no significant difference in postoperative seizures or seizure-like events in those patients who received the tranexamic acid or aminocaproic acid vs those that did not. This report provides evidence of the safety profile of antifibrinolytic in children having noncardiac major surgery. Caution should prevail however in using antifibrinolytic in high-risk patients. Antifibrinolytic dosage regimes should be based on pharmacokinetic data avoiding high doses.
This multicenter study of ESC versus open craniosynostosis repair represents the largest comparison to date. It demonstrates striking advantages of ESC for young infants that may result in improved clinical outcomes, as well as increased safety.
Purpose:To compare the effects of iv acetaminophen with those of oral ibuprofen with respect to postoperative pain control and morphine requirements in patients receiving morphine patient-controlled iv analgesia (PCIA) after Cesarean delivery.Methods: Forty-five term patients scheduled for Cesarean delivery were randomized to receive acetaminophen 1 g iv every six hours plus oral placebo (group A) or ibuprofen 400 mg po every six hours plus iv placebo (group I); the first dose of study drug was given 30 min preoperatively. Postoperatively, all patients received PCIA for 48 hr using morphine bolus dose 2 mg iv, lockout interval ten minutes, and no basal infusion. Visual analogue scale (VAS; 0 to 10) at rest and morphine requirements were recorded every hour for four hours then every four hours for a total of 48 hr postoperatively. Patient satisfaction was recorded on a ten-point scale (from 1 to 10) 48 hr postoperatively.Results: Visual analogue scale scores decreased similarly in both groups over time, however, there were no differences between groups at any time during the study period (estimated marginal means: 1.4 ± SEM 0.2 vs 1.9 ± SEM 0.2 for groups A and I, respectively, P = 0.124). Cumulative doses of postoperative morphine were 98 ± 37 vs 93 ± 33 mg for groups A and I, respectively (P = 0.628). Patient satisfaction with analgesia was high in both groups (9 ± 1 vs 9 ± 1, P = 0.93).
Conclusion:Intravenous acetaminophen is a reasonable alternative to oral ibuprofen as an adjunct to morphine patient-controlled analgesia after Cesarean delivery.
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