Biomedical subjects

C W Nickerson

Publications and source records attributed to C W Nickerson.

9 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed1982

Assessing medical practices through PSRO cooperative studies, an evaluation of Cesarean births in nine PSRO areas.

Nine Professional Standards Review Organizations jointly conducted an areawide medical care evaluation study of Cesarean births. Of 5,002 Cesarean births studied in 158 hospitals, only 1.1 per cent were judged to be unjustified procedures by local physician peer review. Although there was substantial geographic variation in rates of Cesarean birth (11.0%-18.3 per cent), no statistically significant pattern of variation was identified. Maternal outcomes and infant outcomes were generally good. This study demonstrates the potential for use of PSRO data in studying major issues in health care, as well as the practical constraints of such studies.

Cesarean Section↗

PubMed1977

Infertility and uterine contour.

Presented is a series of 190 primary infertility patients with patent Fallopian tubes and no obvious cause for infertility. Uterine contour was demonstrated by hysterosalpingogram and subsequently classified by Jarcho's classification of uterine abnormalities. An analysis of the results revealed a 74.21% incidence of uterine anomalies.

Adult↗

PubMed1976

Laceration of umbilical artery and abruptio placentae secondary to amniocentesis.

A case of a lacerated umbilical artery causing an abruptio placentae and subsequent emergency cesarean section is presented, with a review of the complications of amniocentesis. A search of the literature has failed to reveal that this particular complication has been previously reported.

Abruptio Placentae↗

PubMed1974