by Nick Prudhomme | Jun 25, 2020 | Featured, Grand Round Summaries, OBGYN
Assisted reproductive technology (ART) is an evolving field with many therapies that have a common goal: to maximize the chance of pregnancy while minimizing the risk of multiple gestations. As the Canadian infertility rate approaches 15%, the use of ART is steadily...
by Hans Rosenberg | Aug 19, 2019 | Journal Club, OBGYN, Thrombosis
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4.5/5 Usefulness Score: 4.5 /5 van der Pol LM, et al. N Engl J Med. 2019 Mar 21;380(12):1139-1149 Question and Methods: Using a prospective cohort study of 510 pregnant women, the authors were trying to see whether an algorithm...
by Leo Carroll, Richard Hoang, Shankar Sethuraman | May 9, 2019 | Grand Round Summaries, OBGYN, Patient Advocacy
This article discusses the patient perspective of early pregnancy loss in the ED. We will define the quality gap as it pertains to ED care for patients with early pregnancy loss. We will then look at patient-centered communication strategies for counseling and...
by emottawa | May 26, 2016 | Grand Round Summaries, OBGYN
The pregnant or postpartum patient presents a unique set of challenges to the emergency physician. Although life-threatening emergencies are relatively rare, they require specialized protocols and different considerations than we’re used to (i.e. medications...
