bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Preconception care
Authors: Medforth Janet , Ball Linda , Walker Angela , Battersby Sue , Stables Sarah
Published: January 2017

This chapter includes taking a menstrual history, used to predict ovulation and the length of the menstrual cycle, and also as an opportunity to provide health care advice and education for women who are planning a pregnancy. Preconception nutrition is briefly covered with particular emphasis on vulnerable groups such as those with closely spaced pregnancies, adolescent mothers, vegans and vegetarians, those on low incomes, those with pre-existing diseases such as diabetes, those with eating disorders, and those from within ethnic minority groups. If needed, the practitioner can then refer women to professionally qualified nutritionists or dietitians. Lifestyle advice and medical considerations are provided here as healthy adjustments can be suggested to clients before conception to optimize maternal and early fetal health. A non-comprehensive list of some of the more common medical conditions is also provided, allowing for advice on screening or potential adjustments to medications to be organized prior to conception.
The need for social support
Authors: Medforth Janet , Ball Linda , Walker Angela , Battersby Sue , Stables Sarah
Published: January 2017

Social support is an important aspect of maternity care. It comprises three components—emotional, informal, and practical support. Social support should be provided for all women, but some women will also present with complex social needs. These may include substance abuse, domestic and/or sexual abuse, women of ethnic minorities or who have limited understanding of English, young women aged 20 years or under, physical and/or sensory disabilities, learning disabilities or perinatal health issues, and sexuality issues. These groups of women need to receive the same standard of care as everyone else whilst also having their individual differences and needs recognized and appreciated. A sensitive woman-centred approach which adheres to evidence-based practice guidelines is the best way to ensure their individual needs are met.
Pregnancy complications
Authors: Medforth Janet , Ball Linda , Walker Angela , Battersby Sue , Stables Sarah
Published: January 2017

The chapter is concerned with recognition and the most recent guidance on the management of commonly seen pregnancy complications. These include early pregnancy bleeding, antepartum haemorrhage, hyperemesis, obstetric cholestasis, multiple pregnancy, breech presentation, intrauterine growth restriction, thromboembolic disorders, and the principles of thromboprophylaxis. Each section describes the condition and factors that may lead to its development. Signs and symptoms are described, along with contraindications and aspects of treatment. Special considerations in the antenatal management plans are included.
Pain relief in labour: non-pharmacological
Authors: Medforth Janet , Ball Linda , Walker Angela , Battersby Sue , Stables Sarah
Published: January 2017

This chapter considers the non-pharmacological options which a woman may choose to utilize during her labour and birth to help her cope with the pain. Options are described in conjunction with the current evidence base for their effectiveness and recommendations for safe use. They include massage, water immersion and sterile water injection, homeopathic remedies, breathing awareness, hypnosis and hypnobirthing, aromatherapy, reflexology, acupuncture, Bach flower remedies, and transcutaneous nerve stimulation (TENS).
Normal labour: third stage
Authors: Medforth Janet , Ball Linda , Walker Angela , Battersby Sue , Stables Sarah
Published: January 2017

The third stage of labour and its various managements are considered in this chapter, initially looking at the importance of informed choice with regard to this period of labour and birth and then the risks associated with this time. The chapter then discusses active management versus physiological management of the third stage; these methods are considered with birth on dry land or in a birthing pool. The chapter then looks at the repair of the perineum, considering the various categories of tears and the care of the woman to be given. The repair is discussed stage by stage, along with diagrams to ensure the learner has clarity with regard to this technical procedure. Finally the examination of the placenta and membranes is covered, looking at the normal and the recognition of the abnormal.
Fetal emergencies during pregnancy, labour, and postnatally
Authors: Medforth Janet , Ball Linda , Walker Angela , Battersby Sue , Stables Sarah
Published: January 2017

Neonatal emergencies during pregnancy, labour, birth, and the postnatal period are covered. Blood tests during pregnancy and detecting deviations from the norm are included. Fetal emergencies and their management include: in utero transfer, hypoxia, asphyxia, cord presentation, cord prolapse, vasa/placenta praevia, shoulder dystocia, undiagnosed breech, and neonatal resuscitation. Guidelines for admission to a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and current neonatal morbidity and mortality data are included. The management of an intrauterine death or stillbirth is included.
Disorders of the postnatal period
Authors: Medforth Janet , Ball Linda , Walker Angela , Battersby Sue , Stables Sarah
Published: January 2017

The chapter includes information on common problems experienced by women after the birth and during their post-birth recovery. Post-partum haemorrhage is covered here, in particular that caused by uterine infection which may rapidly develop into life-threatening sepsis. Included are aspects of physical problems such as circulatory or urinary disorders. The midwife is responsible for early detection and rapid referral to enable prompt treatment. Psychological disorders often escalate after the birth and can be overwhelming for the mother. Timely support and management are essential to ensure the return of the normal parameters for each individual mother. Therapeutic interventions are required so knowledge of the local referral systems is a requisite.
Public Health Informatics
Authors: Sahay Sundeep , Sundararaman T , Braa Jørn
Published: January 2017

This chapter situates public health informatics (PHI) within an informatics perspective and the two broad trends relevant to its understanding; the first concerns medical and health informatics, which focuses on the application of information and communications technologies for the better understanding of the human body. This includes clinical, nursing, radiology, drug-related informatics, among others. This domain has been driven largely by clinicians, and informed by the disciplines of medicine, informatics, and cognitive and behavioural psychology. This field of study and practice has largely been focused on in North America and Europe, while low and middle-income countries (LMICs) have broadly been excluded. The second trend is of PHI systems, which have focused on the population, and practised the collection and use of aggregate statistics. This focus has largely been promoted by statisticians and demographers, and practised primarily in LMICs. These two trends have remained isolated from each other, yet evolved simultaneously.
Understanding Public Health Informatics in Context of Health in Low and Middle-Income Countries
Authors: Sahay Sundeep , Sundararaman T , Braa Jørn
Published: January 2017

This chapter places public health informatics within a public health context. An understanding of PHI must be built on the perspective of public health as the health of populations. In LMICs it is closely related to an understanding of the primary healthcare approach, and the role and functions of public health systems, including the measurement of health status and equity, the effective coverage of different health programmes, and the utilization of different health services. This requires an understanding of the social and environmental determinants of healthcare, which need relevant data from other sectors as well. The architecture and development of public health informatics varies across nations and is path-dependent and context-specific. Many have evolved as monitoring support to externally financed vertical programmes, some as support for comprehensive primary health programmes and some from support systems for health insurance. The current information needs of health systems, transcends their respective origins, and requires both individual-based clinical information and aggregate population-based data.
Complexity and Public Health Informatics in Low and Middle-Income Countries
Authors: Sahay Sundeep , Sundararaman T , Braa Jørn
Published: January 2017

This chapter enriches the Expanded PHI perspective through the lens of complexity. Current technical health systems and institutional developments, including the increasing inter-connections between them, and the uncertainities associated with both context and goals are enhancing complexity exponentially. Simple linear approaches to design and develop systems can no longer work, as they imply trying to bring order into processes which by definition defy them. Cloud computing and big data are offered as examples to depict this rising complexity, providing rich opportunities to materialize them. Many organizations are adopting outsourcing models as a means to manage this complexity. However, outsourcing comes in multiple hues and shades, from a simple use of third party hardware to the externalization of the whole value chain of activities, including the analysis and use of data. Public health informatics in LMICs, which are population-based and taking place in largely resource-constrained and unstructured settings, are by definition problematic to outsource and should be approached with caution. An incremental approach where a ‘cultivation strategy’ addresses uncertainities, and ‘attractors’ draw in user-participants are more likely to succeed.
Meaning-Centered Group Psychotherapy for Breast Cancer Survivors
Authors: Lichtenthal Wendy G. , Roberts Kailey E. , Jankauskaite Greta , Craig Caraline , Wiatrek Dawn , Sharpe Katherine , Breitbart William
Published: January 2017

Breast cancer survivors face a number of unique psychosocial challenges following completion of treatment. In particular, having confronted their own mortality, the desire to live meaningful lives is often intensely heightened. However, a significant subset of survivors feel “stuck,” disconnected, and a decreased sense of meaning, identity, and purpose. Although breast cancer survivors have expressed that their greatest unmet need is support for existential issues, there is an absence of empirically supported interventions that focus on enhancing meaning. Meaning-centered group psychotherapy for breast cancer survivors (MCGP-BCS), which has been adapted from meaning-centered group psychotherapy for advanced cancer patients, addresses this need. This chapter describes the rationale for developing MCGP-BCS; presents a description of the intervention adaptation process; and provides an overview of the intervention, including presentation of excerpts from a sample group.
Meaning-Centered Group Psychotherapy for Cancer Survivors
Authors: van der Spek Nadia , Verdonck-de Leeuw Irma
Published: January 2017

Meaning-focused coping is important in cancer survivorship because it is strongly related to successful adjustment and psychological well-being after cancer diagnosis. This chapter provides background information on meaning-making processes in cancer survivors and describes a four-step adaptation process of meaning-centered group psychotherapy for cancer survivors (MCGP-CS). Step 1 was a focus group study on meaning-making issues in Dutch cancer survivors. In step 2, expert meetings on meaning-making in cancer survivorship were conducted. Step 3 comprised the adaptation of the MCGP manual, and step 4 was a pilot study to test the feasibility of the adapted manual. Finally, the results of a randomized controlled trial on the efficacy of MCGP-CS and a client satisfaction evaluation are provided, and some recommendations for future adaptations to implement MDCG-CS in clinical practice are proposed.
Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy for Cancer Caregivers
Authors: Applebaum Allison J.
Published: January 2017

Existential distress among caregivers of patients with all sites and stages of cancer is common and may serve as a driving mechanism of caregiver burden. Concurrently, the caregiving experience is an opportunity for meaning-making and growth. To date, no empirically supported treatments specifically target meaning-making and existential distress among cancer caregivers. To address this critical gap in the literature, meaning-centered psychotherapy has been adapted for delivery to cancer caregivers (meaning-centered psychotherapy for cancer caregivers (MCP-C)). This chapter presents the rationale and overview of MCP-C, and it highlight key elements of the intervention that uniquely target the specific existential needs of cancer caregivers. A case example of an MCP-C group member is presented to illustrate key MCP-C therapeutic techniques. It also discusses challenges of delivery of MCP-C to this vulnerable population and current MCP-C trials that address these barriers to delivery and utilization.
Meaning-Centered Grief Therapy
Authors: Lichtenthal Wendy G. , Napolitano Stephanie , Roberts Kailey E. , Sweeney Corinne , Slivjak Elizabeth
Published: January 2017

The loss of a child is the most painful, intense, and devastating type of bereavement, and parents who lose a child to cancer, specifically, face unique challenges in making meaning of their loss. Despite their increased risk, however, there is an absence of empirically supported interventions for this highly vulnerable population. Meaning-centered grief therapy (MCGT), a one-on-one intervention adapted from meaning-centered psychotherapy, was designed to address this need and to assist grieving individuals with higher levels of prolonged grief symptoms with enhancing their sense of meaning, purpose, and identity. This chapter summarizes the theoretical basis for MCGT, the adaptation process, and describes the content of the intervention, including a case example.
Cultural and Linguistic Adaptation of Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy for Spanish-Speaking Latino Cancer Patients
Authors: Costas-Muñiz Rosario , Garduño-Ortega Olga , González Carlos Javier , Rocha-Cadman Xiomara , Breitbart William , Gany Francesca
Published: January 2017

Psychotherapeutic interventions focusing on addressing the needs and experiences of Latino cancer patients are scarce. This chapter discusses the formative process of the cultural and linguistic adaptation of meaning-centered psychotherapy (MCP) for Latinos with advanced cancer, as well as the considerations for and the process of adapting a psychotherapeutic intervention. A brief review of the efficacy of other psychotherapeutic interventions developed, adapted, and delivered to Latino cancer patients and also the concepts and applicability of individual meaning-centered psychotherapy are described. This chapter presents the initial phase of the adaptation of MCP, including conceptual frameworks, plan, process and methods used in adapting the original evidence-based treatment for Latino patients with advanced cancer. The mixed-method approach is described to provide future recommendations for clinicians, researchers, and program developers.
Enhancing Meaning at Work and Preventing Burnout
Authors: Fillion Lise , Vachon Mélanie , Gagnon Pierre
Published: January 2017

Working in palliative care (PC) can be challenging, distressing, and rewarding. This chapter discusses and presents some suggestions to deal with particular challenges in introducing the meaning-centered intervention (MCI) for PC clinicians. Its format and content are founded on the meaning-centered psychotherapy developed for cancer patients. Frankl’s existential therapeutic approach, called logotherapy, serves as the underlying theoretical framework. The chapter describes the intervention, the purpose of which is to create strategies for enhancing meaning at work and for preventing burnout. The chapter provides an understanding of workplace stress, stressors specific to PC, psychosocial risk factors that may lead to burnout, and key ingredients retained for intervention. Elaboration and content of the MCI-PC are described. Quantitative and qualitative studies conducted with PC nurses are presented. Results support the assumption that the MCI-PC can enhance meaning at work by increasing perceived benefits and by linking coherently values and intention, choices and actions.
Case 1
Authors: Scoutt Leslie M. , Hamper Ulrike M. , Angtuaco Teresita L.
Published: January 2017

This is a case from the Gynecology section of Ultrasound. The specific content of each case and its diagnosis are necessarily hidden from this abstract. Each case contains case history, followed immediately by the diagnosis, which is supported with findings, differential diagnosis, teaching points, management, and further reading suggestions.
Case 2
Authors: Scoutt Leslie M. , Hamper Ulrike M. , Angtuaco Teresita L.
Published: January 2017

This is a case from the Gynecology section of Ultrasound. The specific content of each case and its diagnosis are necessarily hidden from this abstract. Each case contains case history, followed immediately by the diagnosis, which is supported with findings, differential diagnosis, teaching points, management, and further reading suggestions.
Case 4
Authors: Scoutt Leslie M. , Hamper Ulrike M. , Angtuaco Teresita L.
Published: January 2017

This is a case from the Gynecology section of Ultrasound. The specific content of each case and its diagnosis are necessarily hidden from this abstract. Each case contains case history, followed immediately by the diagnosis, which is supported with findings, differential diagnosis, teaching points, management, and further reading suggestions.
Case 11
Authors: Scoutt Leslie M. , Hamper Ulrike M. , Angtuaco Teresita L.
Published: January 2017

This is a case from the Gynecology section of Ultrasound. The specific content of each case and its diagnosis are necessarily hidden from this abstract. Each case contains case history, followed immediately by the diagnosis, which is supported with findings, differential diagnosis, teaching points, management, and further reading suggestions.
Case 17
Authors: Scoutt Leslie M. , Hamper Ulrike M. , Angtuaco Teresita L.
Published: January 2017

This is a case from the Gynecology section of Ultrasound. The specific content of each case and its diagnosis are necessarily hidden from this abstract. Each case contains case history, followed immediately by the diagnosis, which is supported with findings, differential diagnosis, teaching points, management, and further reading suggestions.
Case 18
Authors: Scoutt Leslie M. , Hamper Ulrike M. , Angtuaco Teresita L.
Published: January 2017

This is a case from the Gynecology section of Ultrasound. The specific content of each case and its diagnosis are necessarily hidden from this abstract. Each case contains case history, followed immediately by the diagnosis, which is supported with findings, differential diagnosis, teaching points, management, and further reading suggestions.
Case 19
Authors: Scoutt Leslie M. , Hamper Ulrike M. , Angtuaco Teresita L.
Published: January 2017

This is a case from the Gynecology section of Ultrasound. The specific content of each case and its diagnosis are necessarily hidden from this abstract. Each case contains case history, followed immediately by the diagnosis, which is supported with findings, differential diagnosis, teaching points, management, and further reading suggestions.
Case 20
Authors: Scoutt Leslie M. , Hamper Ulrike M. , Angtuaco Teresita L.
Published: January 2017

This is a case from the Gynecology section of Ultrasound. The specific content of each case and its diagnosis are necessarily hidden from this abstract. Each case contains case history, followed immediately by the diagnosis, which is supported with findings, differential diagnosis, teaching points, management, and further reading suggestions.
Case 21
Authors: Scoutt Leslie M. , Hamper Ulrike M. , Angtuaco Teresita L.
Published: January 2017

This is a case from the Gynecology section of Ultrasound. The specific content of each case and its diagnosis are necessarily hidden from this abstract. Each case contains case history, followed immediately by the diagnosis, which is supported with findings, differential diagnosis, teaching points, management, and further reading suggestions.
Case 23
Authors: Scoutt Leslie M. , Hamper Ulrike M. , Angtuaco Teresita L.
Published: January 2017

This is a case from the Gynecologysection of Ultrasound. The specific content of each case and its diagnosis are necessarily hidden from this abstract. Each case contains case history, followed immediately by the diagnosis, which is supported with findings, differential diagnosis, teaching points, management, and further reading suggestions.
Case 25
Authors: Scoutt Leslie M. , Hamper Ulrike M. , Angtuaco Teresita L.
Published: January 2017

This is a case from the First Trimester section of Ultrasound. The specific content of each case and its diagnosis are necessarily hidden from this abstract. Each case contains case history, followed immediately by the diagnosis, which is supported with findings, differential diagnosis, teaching points, management, and further reading suggestions.
Case 28
Authors: Scoutt Leslie M. , Hamper Ulrike M. , Angtuaco Teresita L.
Published: January 2017

This is a case from the First Trimester section of Ultrasound. The specific content of each case and its diagnosis are necessarily hidden from this abstract. Each case contains case history, followed immediately by the diagnosis, which is supported with findings, differential diagnosis, teaching points, management, and further reading suggestions.
Case 29
Authors: Scoutt Leslie M. , Hamper Ulrike M. , Angtuaco Teresita L.
Published: January 2017

This is a case from the First Trimester section of Ultrasound. The specific content of each case and its diagnosis are necessarily hidden from this abstract. Each case contains case history, followed immediately by the diagnosis, which is supported with findings, differential diagnosis, teaching points, management, and further reading suggestions.
Case 30
Authors: Scoutt Leslie M. , Hamper Ulrike M. , Angtuaco Teresita L.
Published: January 2017

This is a case from the First Trimester section of Ultrasound. The specific content of each case and its diagnosis are necessarily hidden from this abstract. Each case contains case history, followed immediately by the diagnosis, which is supported with findings, differential diagnosis, teaching points, management, and further reading suggestions.
Case 32
Authors: Scoutt Leslie M. , Hamper Ulrike M. , Angtuaco Teresita L.
Published: January 2017

This is a case from the First Trimester section of Ultrasound. The specific content of each case and its diagnosis are necessarily hidden from this abstract. Each case contains case history, followed immediately by the diagnosis, which is supported with findings, differential diagnosis, teaching points, management, and further reading suggestions.
Case 38
Authors: Scoutt Leslie M. , Hamper Ulrike M. , Angtuaco Teresita L.
Published: January 2017

This is a case from the Second Trimester section of Ultrasound. The specific content of each case and its diagnosis are necessarily hidden from this abstract. Each case contains case history, followed immediately by the diagnosis, which is supported with findings, differential diagnosis, teaching points, management, and further reading suggestions.
Case 39
Authors: Scoutt Leslie M. , Hamper Ulrike M. , Angtuaco Teresita L.
Published: January 2017

This is a case from the First Trimester section of Ultrasound. The specific content of each case and its diagnosis are necessarily hidden from this abstract. Each case contains case history, followed immediately by the diagnosis, which is supported with findings, differential diagnosis, teaching points, management, and further reading suggestions.
Case 46
Authors: Scoutt Leslie M. , Hamper Ulrike M. , Angtuaco Teresita L.
Published: January 2017

This is a case from the Second Trimester section of Ultrasound. The specific content of each case and its diagnosis are necessarily hidden from this abstract. Each case contains case history, followed immediately by the diagnosis, which is supported with findings, differential diagnosis, teaching points, management, and further reading suggestions.
Case 49
Authors: Scoutt Leslie M. , Hamper Ulrike M. , Angtuaco Teresita L.
Published: January 2017

This is a case from the Second Trimester section of Ultrasound. The specific content of each case and its diagnosis are necessarily hidden from this abstract. Each case contains case history, followed immediately by the diagnosis, which is supported with findings, differential diagnosis, teaching points, management, and further reading suggestions.
Case 51
Authors: Scoutt Leslie M. , Hamper Ulrike M. , Angtuaco Teresita L.
Published: January 2017

This is a case from the Second Trimester section of Ultrasound. The specific content of each case and its diagnosis are necessarily hidden from this abstract. Each case contains case history, followed immediately by the diagnosis, which is supported with findings, differential diagnosis, teaching points, management, and further reading suggestions.
Case 52
Authors: Scoutt Leslie M. , Hamper Ulrike M. , Angtuaco Teresita L.
Published: January 2017

This is a case from the Second Trimester section of Ultrasound. The specific content of each case and its diagnosis are necessarily hidden from this abstract. Each case contains case history, followed immediately by the diagnosis, which is supported with findings, differential diagnosis, teaching points, management, and further reading suggestions.
Case 55
Authors: Scoutt Leslie M. , Hamper Ulrike M. , Angtuaco Teresita L.
Published: January 2017

This is a case from the Second Trimester section of Ultrasound. The specific content of each case and its diagnosis are necessarily hidden from this abstract. Each case contains case history, followed immediately by the diagnosis, which is supported with findings, differential diagnosis, teaching points, management, and further reading suggestions.
Case 57
Authors: Scoutt Leslie M. , Hamper Ulrike M. , Angtuaco Teresita L.
Published: January 2017

This is a case from the Second Trimester section of Ultrasound. The specific content of each case and its diagnosis are necessarily hidden from this abstract. Each case contains case history, followed immediately by the diagnosis, which is supported with findings, differential diagnosis, teaching points, management, and further reading suggestions.
Case 64
Authors: Scoutt Leslie M. , Hamper Ulrike M. , Angtuaco Teresita L.
Published: January 2017

This is a case from the Second Trimester section of Ultrasound. The specific content of each case and its diagnosis are necessarily hidden from this abstract. Each case contains case history, followed immediately by the diagnosis, which is supported with findings, differential diagnosis, teaching points, management, and further reading suggestions.
Case 65
Authors: Scoutt Leslie M. , Hamper Ulrike M. , Angtuaco Teresita L.
Published: January 2017

This is a case from the Second Trimester section of Ultrasound. The specific content of each case and its diagnosis are necessarily hidden from this abstract. Each case contains case history, followed immediately by the diagnosis, which is supported with findings, differential diagnosis, teaching points, management, and further reading suggestions.
Case 66
Authors: Scoutt Leslie M. , Hamper Ulrike M. , Angtuaco Teresita L.
Published: January 2017

This is a case from the Second Trimester section of Ultrasound. The specific content of each case and its diagnosis are necessarily hidden from this abstract. Each case contains case history, followed immediately by the diagnosis, which is supported with findings, differential diagnosis, teaching points, management, and further reading suggestions.
Case 72
Authors: Scoutt Leslie M. , Hamper Ulrike M. , Angtuaco Teresita L.
Published: January 2017

This is a case from the Abdomen section of Ultrasound. The specific content of each case and its diagnosis are necessarily hidden from this abstract. Each case contains case history, followed immediately by the diagnosis, which is supported with findings, differential diagnosis, teaching points, management, and further reading suggestions.
Case 75
Authors: Scoutt Leslie M. , Hamper Ulrike M. , Angtuaco Teresita L.
Published: January 2017

This is a case from the Abdomen section of Ultrasound. The specific content of each case and its diagnosis are necessarily hidden from this abstract. Each case contains case history, followed immediately by the diagnosis, which is supported with findings, differential diagnosis, teaching points, management, and further reading suggestions.
Case 77
Authors: Scoutt Leslie M. , Hamper Ulrike M. , Angtuaco Teresita L.
Published: January 2017

This is a case from the Abdomen section of Ultrasound. The specific content of each case and its diagnosis are necessarily hidden from this abstract. Each case contains case history, followed immediately by the diagnosis, which is supported with findings, differential diagnosis, teaching points, management, and further reading suggestions.
Case 79
Authors: Scoutt Leslie M. , Hamper Ulrike M. , Angtuaco Teresita L.
Published: January 2017

This is a case from the Abdomen section of Ultrasound. The specific content of each case and its diagnosis are necessarily hidden from this abstract. Each case contains case history, followed immediately by the diagnosis, which is supported with findings, differential diagnosis, teaching points, management, and further reading suggestions.
Case 80
Authors: Scoutt Leslie M. , Hamper Ulrike M. , Angtuaco Teresita L.
Published: January 2017

This is a case from the Abdomen section of Ultrasound. The specific content of each case and its diagnosis are necessarily hidden from this abstract. Each case contains case history, followed immediately by the diagnosis, which is supported with findings, differential diagnosis, teaching points, management, and further reading suggestions.
Case 88
Authors: Scoutt Leslie M. , Hamper Ulrike M. , Angtuaco Teresita L.
Published: January 2017

This is a case from the Abdomen section of Ultrasound. The specific content of each case and its diagnosis are necessarily hidden from this abstract. Each case contains case history, followed immediately by the diagnosis, which is supported with findings, differential diagnosis, teaching points, management, and further reading suggestions.
Case 89
Authors: Scoutt Leslie M. , Hamper Ulrike M. , Angtuaco Teresita L.
Published: January 2017

This is a case from the Abdomen section of Ultrasound. The specific content of each case and its diagnosis are necessarily hidden from this abstract. Each case contains case history, followed immediately by the diagnosis, which is supported with findings, differential diagnosis, teaching points, management, and further reading suggestions.
Case 92
Authors: Scoutt Leslie M. , Hamper Ulrike M. , Angtuaco Teresita L.
Published: January 2017

This is a case from the Abdomen section of Ultrasound. The specific content of each case and its diagnosis are necessarily hidden from this abstract. Each case contains case history, followed immediately by the diagnosis, which is supported with findings, differential diagnosis, teaching points, management, and further reading suggestions.
Case 97
Authors: Scoutt Leslie M. , Hamper Ulrike M. , Angtuaco Teresita L.
Published: January 2017

This is a case from the Abdomen section of Ultrasound. The specific content of each case and its diagnosis are necessarily hidden from this abstract. Each case contains case history, followed immediately by the diagnosis, which is supported with findings, differential diagnosis, teaching points, management, and further reading suggestions.
Case 99
Authors: Scoutt Leslie M. , Hamper Ulrike M. , Angtuaco Teresita L.
Published: January 2017

This is a case from the Abdomen section of Ultrasound. The specific content of each case and its diagnosis are necessarily hidden from this abstract. Each case contains case history, followed immediately by the diagnosis, which is supported with findings, differential diagnosis, teaching points, management, and further reading suggestions.
Case 100
Authors: Scoutt Leslie M. , Hamper Ulrike M. , Angtuaco Teresita L.
Published: January 2017

This is a case from the Abdomen section of Ultrasound. The specific content of each case and its diagnosis are necessarily hidden from this abstract. Each case contains case history, followed immediately by the diagnosis, which is supported with findings, differential diagnosis, teaching points, management, and further reading suggestions.
Case 103
Authors: Scoutt Leslie M. , Hamper Ulrike M. , Angtuaco Teresita L.
Published: January 2017

This is a case from the Abdomen section of Ultrasound. The specific content of each case and its diagnosis are necessarily hidden from this abstract. Each case contains case history, followed immediately by the diagnosis, which is supported with findings, differential diagnosis, teaching points, management, and further reading suggestions.
Case 105
Authors: Scoutt Leslie M. , Hamper Ulrike M. , Angtuaco Teresita L.
Published: January 2017

This is a case from the Abdomen section of Ultrasound. The specific content of each case and its diagnosis are necessarily hidden from this abstract. Each case contains case history, followed immediately by the diagnosis, which is supported with findings, differential diagnosis, teaching points, management, and further reading suggestions.
Case 107
Authors: Scoutt Leslie M. , Hamper Ulrike M. , Angtuaco Teresita L.
Published: January 2017

This is a case from the Abdomen section of Ultrasound. The specific content of each case and its diagnosis are necessarily hidden from this abstract. Each case contains case history, followed immediately by the diagnosis, which is supported with findings, differential diagnosis, teaching points, management, and further reading suggestions.
Case 114
Authors: Scoutt Leslie M. , Hamper Ulrike M. , Angtuaco Teresita L.
Published: January 2017

This is a case from the Abdomen section of Ultrasound. The specific content of each case and its diagnosis are necessarily hidden from this abstract. Each case contains case history, followed immediately by the diagnosis, which is supported with findings, differential diagnosis, teaching points, management, and further reading suggestions.
Case 115
Authors: Scoutt Leslie M. , Hamper Ulrike M. , Angtuaco Teresita L.
Published: January 2017

This is a case from the Abdomen section of Ultrasound. The specific content of each case and its diagnosis are necessarily hidden from this abstract. Each case contains case history, followed immediately by the diagnosis, which is supported with findings, differential diagnosis, teaching points, management, and further reading suggestions.
Case 120
Authors: Scoutt Leslie M. , Hamper Ulrike M. , Angtuaco Teresita L.
Published: January 2017

This is a case from the Small Parts section of Ultrasound. The specific content of each case and its diagnosis are necessarily hidden from this abstract. Each case contains case history, followed immediately by the diagnosis, which is supported with findings, differential diagnosis, teaching points, management, and further reading suggestions.
Case 121
Authors: Scoutt Leslie M. , Hamper Ulrike M. , Angtuaco Teresita L.
Published: January 2017

This is a case from the Small Parts section of Ultrasound. The specific content of each case and its diagnosis are necessarily hidden from this abstract. Each case contains case history, followed immediately by the diagnosis, which is supported with findings, differential diagnosis, teaching points, management, and further reading suggestions.
Case 123
Authors: Scoutt Leslie M. , Hamper Ulrike M. , Angtuaco Teresita L.
Published: January 2017

This is a case from the Small Parts section of Ultrasound. The specific content of each case and its diagnosis are necessarily hidden from this abstract. Each case contains case history, followed immediately by the diagnosis, which is supported with findings, differential diagnosis, teaching points, management, and further reading suggestions.
Case 124
Authors: Scoutt Leslie M. , Hamper Ulrike M. , Angtuaco Teresita L.
Published: January 2017

This is a case from the Small Parts section of Ultrasound. The specific content of each case and its diagnosis are necessarily hidden from this abstract. Each case contains case history, followed immediately by the diagnosis, which is supported with findings, differential diagnosis, teaching points, management, and further reading suggestions.
Case 130
Authors: Scoutt Leslie M. , Hamper Ulrike M. , Angtuaco Teresita L.
Published: January 2017

This is a case from the Small Parts section of Ultrasound. The specific content of each case and its diagnosis are necessarily hidden from this abstract. Each case contains case history, followed immediately by the diagnosis, which is supported with findings, differential diagnosis, teaching points, management, and further reading suggestions.
Case 133
Authors: Scoutt Leslie M. , Hamper Ulrike M. , Angtuaco Teresita L.
Published: January 2017

This is a case from the Small Parts section of Ultrasound. The specific content of each case and its diagnosis are necessarily hidden from this abstract. Each case contains case history, followed immediately by the diagnosis, which is supported with findings, differential diagnosis, teaching points, management, and further reading suggestions.
Case 134
Authors: Scoutt Leslie M. , Hamper Ulrike M. , Angtuaco Teresita L.
Published: January 2017

This is a case from the Small Parts section of Ultrasound. The specific content of each case and its diagnosis are necessarily hidden from this abstract. Each case contains case history, followed immediately by the diagnosis, which is supported with findings, differential diagnosis, teaching points, management, and further reading suggestions.
Case 137
Authors: Scoutt Leslie M. , Hamper Ulrike M. , Angtuaco Teresita L.
Published: January 2017

This is a case from the Small Parts section of Ultrasound. The specific content of each case and its diagnosis are necessarily hidden from this abstract. Each case contains case history, followed immediately by the diagnosis, which is supported with findings, differential diagnosis, teaching points, management, and further reading suggestions.
Case 140
Authors: Scoutt Leslie M. , Hamper Ulrike M. , Angtuaco Teresita L.
Published: January 2017

This is a case from the Small Parts section of Ultrasound. The specific content of each case and its diagnosis are necessarily hidden from this abstract. Each case contains case history, followed immediately by the diagnosis, which is supported with findings, differential diagnosis, teaching points, management, and further reading suggestions.
Case 148
Authors: Scoutt Leslie M. , Hamper Ulrike M. , Angtuaco Teresita L.
Published: January 2017

This is a case from the Vascular section of Ultrasound. The specific content of each case and its diagnosis are necessarily hidden from this abstract. Each case contains case history, followed immediately by the diagnosis, which is supported with findings, differential diagnosis, teaching points, management, and further reading suggestions.
Case 152
Authors: Scoutt Leslie M. , Hamper Ulrike M. , Angtuaco Teresita L.
Published: January 2017

This is a case from the Vascular section of Ultrasound. The specific content of each case and its diagnosis are necessarily hidden from this abstract. Each case contains case history, followed immediately by the diagnosis, which is supported with findings, differential diagnosis, teaching points, management, and further reading suggestions.
Case 160
Authors: Scoutt Leslie M. , Hamper Ulrike M. , Angtuaco Teresita L.
Published: January 2017

This is a case from the Vascular section of Ultrasound. The specific content of each case and its diagnosis are necessarily hidden from this abstract. Each case contains case history, followed immediately by the diagnosis, which is supported with findings, differential diagnosis, teaching points, management, and further reading suggestions.
Case 162
Authors: Scoutt Leslie M. , Hamper Ulrike M. , Angtuaco Teresita L.
Published: January 2017

This is a case from the Vascular section of Ultrasound. The specific content of each case and its diagnosis are necessarily hidden from this abstract. Each case contains case history, followed immediately by the diagnosis, which is supported with findings, differential diagnosis, teaching points, management, and further reading suggestions.
Case 164
Authors: Scoutt Leslie M. , Hamper Ulrike M. , Angtuaco Teresita L.
Published: January 2017

This is a case from the Vascular section of Ultrasound. The specific content of each case and its diagnosis are necessarily hidden from this abstract. Each case contains case history, followed immediately by the diagnosis, which is supported with findings, differential diagnosis, teaching points, management, and further reading suggestions.
Case 169
Authors: Scoutt Leslie M. , Hamper Ulrike M. , Angtuaco Teresita L.
Published: January 2017

This is a case from the Vascular section of Ultrasound. The specific content of each case and its diagnosis are necessarily hidden from this abstract. Each case contains case history, followed immediately by the diagnosis, which is supported with findings, differential diagnosis, teaching points, management, and further reading suggestions.
Case 171
Authors: Scoutt Leslie M. , Hamper Ulrike M. , Angtuaco Teresita L.
Published: January 2017

This is a case from the Vascular section of Ultrasound. The specific content of each case and its diagnosis are necessarily hidden from this abstract. Each case contains case history, followed immediately by the diagnosis, which is supported with findings, differential diagnosis, teaching points, management, and further reading suggestions.
Case 173
Authors: Scoutt Leslie M. , Hamper Ulrike M. , Angtuaco Teresita L.
Published: January 2017

This is a case from the Vascular section of Ultrasound. The specific content of each case and its diagnosis are necessarily hidden from this abstract. Each case contains case history, followed immediately by the diagnosis, which is supported with findings, differential diagnosis, teaching points, management, and further reading suggestions.
Case 175
Authors: Scoutt Leslie M. , Hamper Ulrike M. , Angtuaco Teresita L.
Published: January 2017

This is a case from the Vascular section of Ultrasound. The specific content of each case and its diagnosis are necessarily hidden from this abstract. Each case contains case history, followed immediately by the diagnosis, which is supported with findings, differential diagnosis, teaching points, management, and further reading suggestions.
Case 178
Authors: Scoutt Leslie M. , Hamper Ulrike M. , Angtuaco Teresita L.
Published: January 2017

This is a case from the Vascular section of Ultrasound. The specific content of each case and its diagnosis are necessarily hidden from this abstract. Each case contains case history, followed immediately by the diagnosis, which is supported with findings, differential diagnosis, teaching points, management, and further reading suggestions.
Case 182
Authors: Scoutt Leslie M. , Hamper Ulrike M. , Angtuaco Teresita L.
Published: January 2017

This is a case from the Vascular section of Ultrasound. The specific content of each case and its diagnosis are necessarily hidden from this abstract. Each case contains case history, followed immediately by the diagnosis, which is supported with findings, differential diagnosis, teaching points, management, and further reading suggestions.
Does MIS Surgery Allow for Shorter Constructs in the Surgical Treatment of Adult Spinal Deformity?
Authors: Uribe Juan S. , Beckman Joshua , Mummaneni Praveen V. , Okonkwo David , Nunley Pierce , Wang Michael Y. , Jr Gregory M. Mundis , Park Paul , Eastlack Robert , Anand Neel , Kanter Adam , Lamarca Frank , Fessler Richard , Shaffrey Chris I. , Lafage Virginie , Chou Dean , Deviren Vedat ,   The MIS-ISSG Group
Published: January 2017

BACKGROUND: The length of construct can potentially influence perioperative risks in adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery. A head-to-head comparison between open and minimally invasive surgery (MIS) techniques for treatment of ASD has yet to be performed.

OBJECTIVE: To examine the impact of MIS approaches on construct length and clinical outcomes in comparison to traditional open approaches when treating similar ASD profiles.

METHODS: Two multicenter databases for ASD, 1 involving MIS procedures and the other open procedures, were propensity matched for clinical and radiographic parameters in this observational study. Inclusion criteria were ASD and minimum 2-year follow-up. Independent t-test and chi-square test were used to evaluate and compare outcomes.

RESULTS: A total of 1215 patients were identified, with 84 patients matched in each group. Statistical significance was found for mean levels fused (4.8 for circumferential MIS [cMIS] and 10.1 for open), mean interbody fusion levels (3.6 cMIS and 2.4 open), blood loss (estimated blood loss 488 mL cMIS and 1762 mL open), and hospital length of stay (6.7 days cMIS and 9.7 days open). There was no significant difference in preoperative radiographic parameters or postoperative clinical outcomes (Owestry Disability Index and visual analog scale) between groups. There was a significant difference in postoperative lumbar lordosis (43.3° cMIS and 49.8° open) and pelvic incidence-lumbar lordosis correction (10.6° cMIS and 5.2° open) in the open group. There was no significant difference in reoperation rate between the 2 groups.

CONCLUSION: MIS techniques for ASD may reduce construct length, reoperation rates, blood loss, and length of stay without affecting clinical and radiographic outcomes when compared to a similar group of patients treated with open techniques.