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Image Acquisition Method for the Sonographic Assessment of the Inferior Vena Cava

Over the past several decades, clinicians have incorporated several applications of diagnostic point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) into medical ...

Duke University School of Medicine

The Cardio-Obstetrics Patient and the Cardiothoracic Anesthesiologist.

Unacceptably high rates of severe maternal morbidity and mortality in the United States and stark racial disparities in outcomes are generating efforts to improve both research capacity and quality improvement in obstetrical care. Comprehensive, high-quality datasets on which to build these efforts are crucial to the success of obstetrical quality improvement efforts. However, existing data sources in obstetrics have notable limitations. Other medical and surgical specialties have addressed similar challenges through the creation of national registries, and we argue that obstetrics must take the same approach to improve outcomes. In this article, we summarized the current availability and limitations of large-scale data in obstetrics research and compared the data with registries developed in other specialties. Moreover, we have outlined the guiding principles for the development of a national obstetrics registry and have proposed future directions.

For better care we need better data: towards a national obstetrics registry.

The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) therapy has increased in the adult population. Studies from the H1N1 influenza pandemic suggest that ECMO deployment in pregnancy is associated with favorable outcomes. With increasing numbers of pregnant women affected by COVID-19 and potentially requiring this life-saving therapy, we sought to compare comorbidities, costs, and outcomes between pregnancy and non-pregnancy associated ECMO therapy among reproductive-aged female patients.

Marie-Louise Meng

Department of Anesthesiology

Duke University School of Medicine

Image Acquisition Method for the Sonographic Assessment of the Inferior Vena Cava

Marie-Louise Meng

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Duke University School of Medicine

Image Acquisition Method for the Sonographic Assessment of the Inferior Vena Cava

Department of Anesthesiology