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Three hundred seventeen women who presented to Mulago Hospital in Kampala, Uganda, with an incomplete abortion of less than 13 weeks gestation as estimated by date of last menstrual period and uterine size ; were studied in a hospital-based randomized trial. Incomplete abortion was clinically diagnosed, based upon symptoms of bleeding with or without a history of the passage of tissue associated with central abdominal pain and an open cervical os. Although many of the participants will have had inevitable abortions, they were not treated differently within the trial protocol due to the difficulty in distinguishing the 2 entities clinically without ultrasonography. Women presenting with hemorrhage causing hemodynamic changes, any suspicion of an ectopic gestation forniceal masses or tenderness ; , severe asthma, signs of severe infection, or known sensitivity to misoprostol were excluded. A patient information leaflet in English was given to each woman, and translated into the local language Luganda ; when necessary by the recruiting nurse doctor. Ethical approval for this study was obtained from the Makerere University Research and Ethics Committee and the Institutional Review Board of the Population Council. Computer-generated random numbers were used to allocate women to either manual vacuum aspiration or misoprostol. The allocation was written on cards and placed in consecutively numbered opaque sealed envelopes. When a woman met the criteria for eligibility and had given her written consent, the researcher a ward nurse trained by the study team ; removed the next envelope from the box and assigned the woman to the group indicated by the card in the study envelope. Neither the patients, assessors, nor the data analyzers were blinded to the allocation. Women allocated to the misoprostol arm were given the drug orally in a dose of 600 g. A speculum examination was performed before discharge to remove any tissue from the cervical os. Regardless of whether products had passed except in the event of continued heavy bleeding ; , all women were discharged after 6 hours. They were not routinely given analgesia, although it was available on request. Women allocated to manual vacuum aspiration were transferred to a clinical room where trained staff doctors or midwives ; administered intramuscular pethidine 50 mg and ergometrine 0.2 mg, per stanMisoprostol Versus Manual Vacuum Aspiration 541.
Standard-dose PPIs are more efficacious than standard-dose H2RAs for the secondary prevention of NSAID-associated endoscopic gastric and duodenal ulcers. Evidence Statement P2.2.1B ; In patients with a history of ulcer, standard-dose PPIs have similar efficacy to misoprostol 400 g to 800 g daily for the prevention of NSAID-associated endoscopic gastric and duodenal ulcers. Evidence Statement P2.2.1C ; Fran could either continue on her PPI, or she could be changed to misoprostol. Note: 800 g of misoprostol was associated with significantly poorer compliance and significantly greater incidence of treatment-related adverse effects.
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The beginning of active phase and delivery was shorter in the misoprostol-treated group 3 ; . This study showed that misoprostol was more costeffective compared to dinoprostone 3 ; . SanchezRomans compared misoprostol with oxytocin for labor induction in 140 pregnant women with premature rupture of membranes and found that the mean interval from induction to delivery was significantly shorter in misoprostol group 8 ; . In our own study there was only one case of uterine hyperstimulation 3.2% ; in misoprostol group that led to cesarean section because of fetal distress. The Apgar scores were 6 and 9 in minute 1 and 5, respectively. Wing et al 1999 ; reported that oral adminis-tration of 50 g doses of misoprostol appears less effective than vaginal administration of 25 g doses of it for cervical ripening and labor induction 9 ; . Uterine tachysystol and hyperstimulation occurred more frequently with misoprostol. It appears that the incidence of uterine tachysystol is dose related and is 17% with 25 g dose 1, 10-12 ; . In the studies of Wing et al, of Sanches-Romas and Kramer the relatively high incidence of uterine trachysystol did not result in low apgar scores, neonatal acidosis and increase in the cesarean rate, or admission to NIM 5, 8, 11, ; . In the present study 5 cases in the misoprostol group 16.7% ; and 7 cases in the oxytocin group 23.3% ; had cesarean deliveries of which 1 in misoprostol and 5 in oxytocin group were for distocia. Despite nonsignificant statistical difference it was noticeable in oxytocin group. The mean interval from initiation of induction to active phase was 1163 753 with the median of 550 min and to delivery was 684 223 with the median of 710 min in the oxytocin group. The mean interval from initiation of induction to active phase was 419 160 with the median of 450 min and to delivery was 658198 with the median of 690 min. The median induction to delivery interval was significantly shorter 585 versus 885 minutes, p 0.001 ; in the misoprostol group in Kramer study 5 ; . In the study of Kramer and our own study, Apgar scores at 1 and 5 minutes and meconium staining in amniotic fluid were similar in the two groups. Misopros5ol is the most effective choice for the treatment of post partum. hemorrhage 13 ; . Because of the great advantages of misoprostol including drug form, easily administrated, less expensive, most effective for labor induction it is reported to be more applicable than oxytocin. As its side effects are dose-dependent and are ignorable in.
Increases in concentration from mid-gestation onwards Muttukrishna et al., 1995 ; . Studies demonstrating lower levels of inhibin A in failing pregnancies have implicated inhibin A in the processes of successful implantation and early pregnancy development Florio et al., 1995 ; . Inhibin A may also have a role as a marker of fetal viability in IVF pregnancies Lockwood et al., 1997 ; . There is, however, little information about the possible functions of the inhibins during early pregnancy. Such information will follow from studies aiming to identify the source of inhibin in early pregnancy, and the effects of pregnancy disruption on inhibin production. To date, studies of early pregnancy in patients undergoing IVF with donor oocytes in whom the corpus luteum was either inactive following treatment with a GnRH analogue, or after early menopause, showed increases in circulating inhibin A Birdsall et al., 1997; Lockwood et al., 1997 ; indicating the placenta as a source of inhibin A. However, although concentrations of inhibin A are increased in both normal pregnancies and in women pregnant after donor oocyte IVF, concentrations were higher in pregnancies in women with functional ovaries Treetampinich et al., 2000 ; , suggesting an ovarian origin for inhibin A in addition to the placenta in early pregnancy. In order to explore the relative contribution of the corpus luteum and fetoplacental unit to the circulating pool of inhibin A in early pregnancy, changing concentrations of inhibin A and B during surgical termination of pregnancy have been studied. This study showed rapid decline in concentrations of inhibins following surgical evacuation of the uterus, despite maintenance of luteal progesterone secretion Muttukrishna et al., 1997a ; . Circulating concentrations of inhibin A declined to ~30% of pre-termination levels by 24 h after surgery. This background concentration of inhibin A is thought to represent the contribution of the corpus luteum to the overall pool. The present study was designed to investigate the production of the corpus luteum and feto-placental unit in early pregnancy using medical termination of pregnancy as a means of dissociating luteal function from that of the feto-placental unit. Medical termination of pregnancy involves consecutive use of two agents, mifepristone and misoprostol. Mifepristone and rocaltrol.
Not provide abortion data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Reporting is further complicated by the social environment in the United States, which can make it more likely for women not to report having had an abortion.6 Accordingly, we cannot be certain of the true incidence of serious complications and death with early abortion, whether performed surgically or with medicines. As with any new treatment, especially a politically contentious one, serious complications are more likely to be reported. Nevertheless, such problems appear to be very rare. By the best estimates for the United States, the following are the mortality risks per 1 000 000 women for various health states: 611 Surgical abortion overall7, 8: Surgical abortion through 63 days' gestation7: 0.42 Medical abortion through 63 days' gestation9: 224 915 Spontaneous abortion8, 10: 70120 Term delivery8, 11: 160 Motor-vehiclerelated mortality, annual12: Total mortality for 20-year-old women, 454 annual13 * : Total mortality for 30-year-old women, 632 annual13 * : * All-cause mortality, including pregnancyrelated and motor-vehiclerelated mortality. ; As reflected by the wide range in the estimates, estimates of early pregnancy mortality are difficult to define precisely because of the small number of deaths and difficulty determining the denominators. Importantly, we have no evidence to allow comparison of different medical abortion regimens. Therefore, it is not possible to say that different doses of mifepristone or routes of administration of misoprostol are more dangerous than others. However, one can say that abortion-related mortality whether surgical, medical, or spontaneous ; is lower than mortality risk in continuing the pregnancy, or other common risks. Furthermore, it is clear that in terms of all-cause mortality among young women, abortion-related deaths are not a major contributor. Interestingly, deaths associated with miscarriage appear to be, similar to deaths associated with medical abortion, primarily related to infection.10 Similar to deaths related to medical abortion, 2 recent deaths from miscarriage have been reported to be related to C sordellii.7 Thus, medical abortion and spontaneous abortion have similar mortality risks and similar etiologies of mortality. This observation is not surprising, given that a medical abortion is simply a medication-induced spontaneous abortion. These similarities point to the pathophysiology of the spontaneous abortion as the common cause--and not to the drugs used to induce the medical abortion.
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ANDREAS HORST FEDERAL MINISTRY FOR LABOUR AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS, GERMANY. The numerous presentations and contributions have clearly shown that we are indeed living in a rapidly changing world. We are part of this world, but we are not condemned to passivity; we can and must take an active influence on our societal environment and, in the process, we as individuals and as a society will undergo changes as well. The current challenges can be generally characterised by four headings: we are faced with an internationalisation and globalisation of economic activity with repercussions for the economy and employment; we are experiencing a truly dramatic reduction of the life-cycle of technological progress and knowledge, which has repercussions on qualification and qualification systems; in the industrialised nations we are faced with a demographic development resulting in an ageing of our population and our labour force potential, which means that the process of technological innovation - indispensable for coping with competitive challenges - will have to be managed with elderly workers. There is no doubt that all this will have serious effects on the entire field of social protection; and we are faced with a process which, for Germany, could be characterised as a change of values, a process of pronounced individualisation. I think this is not only true for Germany. These mega-trends, as I would like to describe the challenges, must not only be tackled by economic and technological policies, but they are also a formidable task for social policy. Because we have to support people on their way to the information society, so that the benefits of globalisation are not reserved to a group of symbol analysts, a term used by Robert Reich in his book The Work of Nations to describe a cosmopolitan elite which has a decisive influence on the development of new technologies and has control over production factors. We must give everybody the perspective of useful employment in the new high-tech world. Occupational safety and health is part of social policy and must make an important contribution to the humanisation of the world of work. A vast amount of past experience has shown that new technologies, new production and service concepts and new forms of work organisation, which were developed with a view to the best possible adaptation to the needs of workers, may be superior to other technologies and other production or service concepts where adaptation to the needs of workers has not been a central concern. Examples in this context are new holistic and co-operative work structures integrating up-stream and down-stream tasks and improving the organisational prerequisites for the enhancement and better use of the experience of employees. In the context of the German research and development program Work and Technology, and the research activities of the Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, a number of projects are being sponsored accompanying the process of change in the world of work from the perspective of occupational safety and health. Here are a few examples: Gesina: safety and health in new forms of work and organisation. The objective of this project is to establish trends informing about the emergence and the relative importance of new fields of work and new forms of organisation as a basis for efficient and future-oriented safety and health concepts; Argeplan: enhancing safety and health in corporate development and planning processes. The objective of the project is to evaluate safety and health findings and to elaborate EDP-aided manuals and instruments.
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Proton pump inhibitors PPIs ; Two studies have compared omeprazole with misoprostol and ranitidine.1, 2 Remember: 1 The trials used surrogate endpoints, i.e. endoscopic ulcers. The relevance of this endpoint has been questioned. Even if PPIs reduced endoscopic ulcers, would they actually reduce serious GI events? 2 The patients were described as `needing' an NSAID. Is this really true? At least with the MUCOSA trial we are sure that the patients really did need NSAIDs as they all had rheumatoid arthritis. Omeprazole was superior to both misoprostol and ranitidine over six months. In conclusion, both misoprostol and PPIs are options for gastroprotection. It is important to weigh up the good evidence for misoprostol but possible poor tolerability ; vs. poorer evidence with PPIs and carbimazole.
Epidemiology. 1999; 10: 228-232 documented large variations in the management strategies of patients with peptic ulcer disease16 , 17 . Our finding of a greater protection with maintenance omeprazole than with H2 -blockers over an average follow-up of close to three years complements the results from a recent randomized trial among patients with bleeding peptic ulcer18 . These authors found that omeprazole was more effective than cimetidine in reducing rebleeding episodes in the first two months after the primary ulcer bleed. Three studies have been published that investigated whether use of ulcer-healing drugs reduces the risk of ulcer recurrence in NSAID users19 , 20 , 21 . one randomized placebo-controlled trial, the authors found that misoprostol reduced serious ulcer complications also in the subset of patients who had a history of gastrointestinal bleeding1 9. In the two other double-blind randomized studies, maintenance therapy with omeprazole was found to have a lower rate of ulcer relapse than ranidine and misoprostol20, 21. Although there was a limited number of NSAID users in our study population, the data suggest that misoprostol reduces the risk of recurrent bleed among patients taking NSAIDs and that omeprazole could be at least as protective. Use of H2 -blockers was ineffective in preventing rebleed among NSAID users. It should be noted that in this high risk population for ulcer complications, there was little use of prescription aspirin: no case was taking aspirin and only 2% of the controls were doing so. Information on over-the-counter aspirin was not available. In summary, the current study provides additional evidence that maintenance acidsuppressing treatment could be an effective option in reducing recurrent UGIB in patients who have had a previous episode of peptic ulcer bleed. The data suggest that omeprazole could be more effective than H2 -blockers as used in the general population, especially in patients who have to take NSAIDs. This effectiveness could be explained by the more profound gastric acid reduction achieved with protonpump inhibitors than with H2 -antagonists.
THE EFFECT OF STW 5 IN IN VITRO-MODELS IS BASED ON ADDITIVE AND SUPRAADDITIVE EFFECTS OF ITS COMPONENTS Ines Germann1, Olaf Kelber2, Bettina Vinson2, Dieter Weiser2, Helmut Heinle1 1 Institut f. Physiologie, Universitt Tbingen, D-72076 Tbingen, Germany 2 Steigerwald Arzneimittelwerk GmbH, D-64295 Darmstadt, Germany In fixed combination phytopharmaceuticals, e.g. STW 5 Iberogast ; it is of interets to study if the components act in a more additive or more supraadditive manner. The therapeutic effectiveness of the preparation in functional dyspepsia is well known from several clinical studies [1, 2]. For studying the mechanims of cooperation of the nine herbal extracts contained in STW 5, in vitro models were used. As inflammatory changes frequently play a role in the aetiology of functional dyspepsia [3], models of antiinflammatory and antioxidative processes were choosen. The first test system used was the spontaneous disintegration of 2, 2' azobis 2amidinopropan ; dihydrochloride AAPH ; , which is tracked by luminolenhanced chemiluminescence. It allows the measurement of antioxidative or prooxidative effects. STW 5, diluted 1 : 5000, was equipotent to 10 M the vitamin E-analogous trolox. All components of STW 5 also had concentration-dependent significant radical scavenging effects. The effects increased from Iberis amara, liquorice, milk thistle, celandine, caraway, angelica, camomile and melissa up to peppermint. The combined action of the extracts in this model turned out to be additive. The second, more complex test system was the radical generation by activated alveolar macrophages in lung tissue of pigs by luminol-enhanced chemiluminescence. STW 5 in a dilution of 1: 100 was more effective than the strong antioxidant nordihydroguaretic acid 25 M l ; this model. too, all components of STW 5 showed a significant effect. The effect of STW 5 was 30 % higher than the calculated sum of the effects of the components, so pointing to a supraadditive effect. From these results, it can be concluded that the effect of STW 5 Iberogast ; is based in the additive as well as supraadditive actions of its components. This is typical for a multi-target combination product. [1] K.-J. Gundermann et al., Adv Ther 2003, 20, 43-9. [2] R. Saller et al., Forsch. Komplementrmed. Klass. Naturheilkd. 2002, 9 suppl.1 ; , 1-20. [3] S.M. Collins et al., Gut 2001, 49, 743-5 and cefadroxil.
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METHODS Since 1996, Abortion Rights Mobilization ARM ; of New York City has funded several clinical trials of mifepristone through the University of Rochester, New York, at abortion clinics and private practices around the country. At the time we conducted our research, 3, 143 women at 16 sites had participated in these national trials. With some variations by trial, women are given 200 mg of mifepristone upon their first visit with a provider. After 12 days, women take 800 mcg of misoprosrol at home, which women are randomly assigned to take orally or vaginally. At women's discretion, they are to return to the clinic 38 days after their first visit. Providers alert women to expect cramping and bleeding, and advise them about how to effectively manage these symptoms. Women also receive guidance about seeking medical care if pain and bleeding become excessive. At intake, women provide information about their demographic characteristics. They later respond to a questionnaire regarding their feelings about the medical abortion procedure, including whether they find the pain acceptable and whether they would recommend home use of misoprostol. For our study, we recruited 43 women from a clinic affiliated with the Reproductive Health Program at the University of Rochester. We enrolled 22 women who previously had had an uncomplicated surgical abortion * and 21 who had never had an abortion so that we could determine whether previous experience with a surgical abortion influenced women's perceptions of medical abortion. We excluded women if they previously had had a medical abortion, because we wanted to avoid having their experiences influence their current responses. Our nonprobability sample was sufficiently large to achieve saturation, or the repetition of several themes, as women who were enrolled later.
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Introduction: Since most of cases of pregnancy termination are induced by oxytocin of which needs special care, much time, costs, and it has side effects such as water toxicity especially in prolonged inductions trying to find suitable replacement for oxytocin is necessary. The aim of this research is compared on oxytocin with misoprostol in the second trimester of pregnancy gynecology ward of academic hospitals in Mashhad. Imam Reza Ghaem Hazrat Zeinab ; Materials and Methods: In this prospective case control study, we divided 125 pregnant women in the second trimester to two groups. Pregnancy termination in the case group was induced by administration 3 100 g oral tablets of misoprostol and one vaginal misoprostol tablet. If there wasn't any uterine contraction we used one oral tablet every 3 hours and a vaginal tablet every 4 6 hours for 48 hours. In the control group pregnancy termination was induced by oxytocin. 50I U of oxytocin was diluted with 500CC Ringer and infused in 3 hours then there was a resting period for l hour and then we increase 50I U oxytocin in 500CC Ringer untile maximum 300I U in 500 CC Ringer. Our plan was 3 hours of induction and an hour resting until beginning of contraction or no responding after 48 hours induction. Another method of delivery induction was replaced, if no contraction was observed after 48 hours in both groups. Results: Labor contraction and pregnancy termination happened sooner in the misoprostol group than oxytocin group. p 0.001 ; Placental retention and costs were less in the case group p 0.05 ; . Fever, bleeding, gastrointestinal tract complications and uterine rupture had no difference in both groups. p 0.05 ; Conclusion: Misoprastol alone induced delivery sooner when was compared to oxytocin, in the second trimester and it also had less cost and less side effects. Besides it dose not need intensive nurse care. So we recommend misoprostol for pregnancy termination in the second trimester. Key words: Misoprostol, Second trimester of pregnancy, Oxytocin, Termination of pregnancy.
AND WE HAVE EXAMPLES IN THE MEDICAL LITERATURE WHERE WE HAVE DONE SUCH THINGS, AND WE DIDN'T KNOW THE BEST OUTCOME FOR WOMEN. FOR EXAMPLE, THERE IS SOMETHING CALLED A "TERM BREECH TRIAL" WHERE WOMEN WHO HAD -- WELL, WHERE THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY HAD SAID WITH RETROSPECT IN LOOKING BACK AT THE DATA THAT WE WEREN'T SURE IF IT WAS BETTER FOR WOMEN WITH A BREECH PRESENTATION AT TERM TO UNDERGO A C-SECTION TO DELIVER THE BABY OR HAVE A VAGINAL BREECH DELIVERY. SO WE THOUGHT WE KNEW THE RIGHT ANSWER FROM THE MEDICAL LITERATURE, LOOKING BACKWARDS, BUT EVERYONE UNDERSTOOD, EPIDEMIOLOGICALLY, WE COULDN'T REALLY KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER UNTIL WE DID A PROSPECTIVE TRIAL. SO WHAT HAPPENED IS MANY MEDICAL CENTERS ALL OVER THE WORLD CAME TOGETHER AND SAID: "WE WANT TO DESIGN A STUDY WHERE WOMEN ARE RANDOMIZED OR ARBITRARILY PLACED IN ONE GROUP OR THE OTHER TO DELIVER BY BASICALLY PICKING OUT OF THE HAT A NUMBER." AND SO WOMEN WOULD ACTUALLY SIGN ON TO THIS STUDY DIANE E. SKILLMAN, OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER, USDC 415 ; 552-5393 and omnicef and misoprostol, for example, diclofenac misoprostol.
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Management of the 3rd stage compared w 4.1% w active management -Statistic tests: Fisher's exact test, Mann-Whitney test Goal: To investigate the use of rectal misoprostol compared with placebo in preventing postpartum hemorrhage Design: Descriptive study Methods: Inclusion: -Women with postpartum hemorrhage unresponsive to oxytocin & ergometrine n 10 ; or when ergometrine was contraindicated, oxytocin alone n 4 ; Assessment: -Blood loss -Labor complications -Other intervention: Oxytocin IV infusion 40 Units in 500 mL normal saline over 15 minutes and bolus 10 to 20 Units ; , ergometrine 0.5 to 1 mg IM or IV ; , or carboprost Goal: To investigate whether rectally administered misoprostol is an effective treatment for postpartum hemorrhage unresponsive to conventional first-line management Dose Duration: Mixoprostol 1000 mcg five tablets ; rectally, while awaiting carboprost. If carboprost was ready for administration before misoprostol, the woman was excluded from the study and carboprost was administered according to hospital policy N 14.
Availability and Affordability It is a bit unclear how long misoprostol has actually been available in the different hospitals. However, according to the consultants who have worked the longest, it has been available for about 3-4 years in Mulago and Jinja and 2-3 years in Nsambya. Table 2: For how long have patients in your healthcare unit had access to misoprostol? 23.
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This multi-centre randomised controlled trial evaluated the efficacy and safety of oral and vaginal misoprostol prostaglandin E1 ; as compared with the standard regimen using dinoprostone prostaglandin E2, Prepidil or Prandin ; for induction of labour at term. It was conducted at Groote Schuur Hospital and Mowbray Maternity Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa. Four hundred and eighty women with the indication for induction of labour were randomised to receive oral misoprostol, vaginal misoprostol or dinoprostone. Misoprstol was given six-hourly at a dose of 50 g with a maximum of 4 doses. The dinoprostone gel 1 mg ; was applied into the posterior fornix every six hours with a maximum of two doses. The rate of vaginal deliveries within the first 24 hours was 57.5% with vaginal misoprostol and 54.6% with dinoprostone p 0.653 ; . Significantly less women 39.2% ; in the oral misoprostol group delivered within the same time p 0.007 and p 0.007, respectively ; . The median time from induction to delivery was significantly shorter 12 h 19 min ; in the vaginal misoprostol group as compared with 22 h 47 min after oral misoprostol p 0.000 ; and 14 h 49 min after dinoprostone p 0.002 ; . Women in the dinoprostone group delivered significantly faster than those in the oral misoprostol group p 0.002 ; . The overall vaginal delivery rate was equal in the three treatment groups. Two thirds of the patients delivered vaginally, 1 3 delivered by cesarean section p 0.916 ; . The main indication for cesarean section in the vaginal misoprostol group was fetal distress, this was more frequent compared with the oral misoprostol group p 0.061 ; and the dinoprostone group p 0.002 ; . Failed induction of labour after 24 hours was significantly less with vaginal misoprostol compared with the other two groups p 0.036 and p 0.001, respectively ; . More women in the vaginal misoprostol group presented with tachysystole than in the oral misoprostol group p 0.066 ; or the dinoprostone group p 0.008 ; . There was no difference in thick meconium, low Apgars, admission to neonatal intensive care unit or incidence of hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy.
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