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Higher Risk of Preterm Twin Delivery Among Shorter Nulliparous Women
Simões, T; Pereira, I; Gomes, L; Brás, S; Nogueira, I; Queirós, AObjective: To determine if maternal height in nulliparous women influences pregnancy results in twin pregnancies. Material and methods: Retrospective cohort analysis evaluating twin pregnancies followed at Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Central, between 1995 and 2020. Of the 2900 pregnancies followed in that period, 886 nulliparous women with dichorionic twin pregnancies were selected. Two groups were c...
Prediction of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Women with Systemic Lupus Erythemat...
Palma dos Reis, C; Cardoso, G; Carvalho, C; Nogueira, I; Borges, A; Serrano, FSystemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic, autoimmune disease associated with major obstetrical complications such as gestational loss, preterm delivery, fetal growth restriction (FGR) and preeclampsia. Published literature is not consensual regarding the main risk factors for each of these outcomes. Our goal with this study was to determine the most important predictors for each of the main adverse pregn...
Accuracy of prenatal culture in predicting intrapartum group B streptococcus co...
Florindo, C; Damião, V; Lima, J; Nogueira, I; Rocha, I; Caetano, P; Ribeiro, L; Viegas, S; Gomes, J; Borrego, MJOBJECTIVE: To evaluate the positive predictive value (PPV) of group B Streptococcus (GBS) cultures at 35-37 weeks of gestation relative to GBS colonization status at delivery. METHODS: Rectovaginal swabs from 221 women at labor in four Lisbon hospitals were collected for GBS screening according to the CDC guidelines. RESULTS: The PPV was 24.4%. IAP was administered to 100% of prenatally GBS positive women. Ther...
Accuracy of prenatal culture in predicting intrapartum group B streptococcus co...
Florindo, C; Damião, V; Lima, J; Nogueira, I; Rocha, I; Caetano, P; Ribeiro, L; Viegas, S; Gomes, JP; Borrego, MJOBJECTIVE: To evaluate the positive predictive value (PPV) of group B Streptococcus (GBS) cultures at 35-37 weeks of gestation relative to GBS colonization status at delivery. METHODS: Rectovaginal swabs from 221 women at labor in four Lisbon hospitals were collected for GBS screening according to the CDC guidelines. RESULTS: The PPV was 24.4%. IAP was administered to 100% of prenatally GBS positive women. Ther...
Lupus and Pregnancy. 15 Years of Experience in a Tertiary Center
Ambrósio, P; Lermann, R; Cordeiro, A; Borges, A; Nogueira, I; Serrano, FThis retrospective study was designed to evaluate the outcome of pregnancies in women diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) followed in a tertiary fetal–maternal center. Data were collected from clinical charts between January 1993 and December 2007, with a total of 136 pregnancies (107 patients). Mean maternal age was 29 years, with the vast majority of patients being Caucasian. Most patients were ...
Primary Antiphospholipid Syndrome: Pregnancy Outcome in a Portuguese Population
Serrano, F; Nogueira, I; Borges, A; Branco, JIntroduction:Women with antiphospholipid syndrome(APS) may suffer from recurrent miscarriage, fetal death, fetal growth restriction (FGR), pre-eclampsia, placental abruption, premature delivery and thrombosis. Treatment with aspirin and low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) combined with close maternal-fetal surveillance can change these outcomes. Objective: To assess maternal and perinatal outcome in a cohort of...
Gravidez e Anticorpos Antifosfolípidos em Doentes com Lúpus Eritematoso Sistémi...
Cordeiro, A; Lermann, R; Ambrósio, P; Nogueira, I; Serrano, FIntrodução e Objectivo: A presença de anticorpos antifosfolípidos (AAF) está associada a perdas embrionárias e fetais e a outras complicações obstétricas como pré-eclâmpsia, restrição de crescimento intra-uterino e parto pré-termo. Os doentes com lúpus eritematoso sistémico (LES) com frequência possuem AAF e síndroma antifosfolípidica (SAAF) secundária. O objectivo deste estudo é avaliar comparativamente o prog...
Anorexia nervosa in a patient with type-1 diabetes mellitus.
Luzio, J L; Matos, F; Pena, M; Coelho, A; Sá, A; Conceição, R; Nogueira, IFemale patient, 21 years of age, with diabetes mellitus type I, admitted due to progressive weight loss, with a recent history of impaired glycemic control, ketosis and amenorrhea for 12 months. Studies were conducted in order to exclude an endocrine or malignant disorder. After nutritional, endocrine and psychiatric evaluation, the diagnosis of anorexia nervosa, was made. Therapeutic results and clinical cours...