Opinion: Patient Safety Update, or why a WWII bomber can save patients' lives
May 1st 2009The practice of medicine has become too complex for ob/gyns to rely solely on their memories to keep patients safe. A mishap during the test flight of the B17 bomber taught its designers the value of a preflight checklist, and clinicians can likewise benefit from preprocedure checklists.
Pelvic phlebology: an underappreciated emerging specialty?
March 1st 2009Venous reflux from pelvic sources is often overlooked when evaluating gynecologic patients, argues an advocate of the newer discipline of phlebology. Pay special attention, he urges to those patients having pelvic pain and chronic venous insufficiency in their legs.
Pelvic phlebology: an underappreciated emerging specialty?
March 1st 2009Venous reflux from pelvic sources is often overlooked when evaluating gynecologic patients, argues an advocate of the newer discipline of phlebology. Pay special attention, he urges to those patients having pelvic pain and chronic venous insufficiency in their legs.
Labor induction during a complicated term pregnancy: When, why, and how
March 1st 2009When should you induce labor and what's the best cervical ripening agent to use in these patients? Two experts review the scientific evidence on oxytocin, misoprostol, PGE2, and transcervical balloon catheters and offer practical advice on each.