OBJECTIVES: To make a critical evaluation of the performance of Ultrasonographic Biophysical Profile (UBP) as a method for antepartum fetal evaluation; to define their main outcome measures as well as their interpretation, and propose a fetal well-being assessment algorithm which considers the score obtained. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Observational, prospective blind study. Since october, 1997 to september, 1998, 120 women with a gestational age ³28 weeks who required fetal well-being assessment to decide pregnancy interruption, at the High-Risk-Obstetrics Department, Hospital Guillermo Almenara, Lima. We evaluate the difficulties and benefits obtained with the ultrasonographic assessment of baseline fetal heart rate and heart reactivity; and the value of ultrasonographic qualitative assessment of amniotic fluid volume, placentary senescence and early placentary aging; and the value of esta...

We present the clinical case of a fetus with the diagnosis of cervical lymphangioma and review the updated literature on development embryopathy and the management of this entity. It was developed in the Fetal Medicine Unit of the High Risk Gynecology and Obstetrics Service of the Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen EsSalud National Hospital, Lima, Peru. We documented the case of a fetus with the diagnosis of cervical lymphangioma evaluated prenatally and successfully managed using the EXIT procedure. Embryology knowledge of the development and prenatal diagnosis of cervical lymphangiomas are of clinical importance in fetal management and prognosis.

Objective. Determine the study of the diagnostic test of the prediction nomogram for the risk of preeclampsia. Material and method. A nested case-control analytical observational study and validation of the proposed prediction index was performed with the design of a nomogram. It was performed at the Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen-EsSalud Hospital, Lima-Peru, and Fetal Medicine Unit. Participated asymptomatic pregnant patients of the Almenara-EsSalud Healthcare Network between the first or second trimester of pregnancy that developed or not at the end of the follow-up severe preeclampsia. The clinical, laboratory and Doppler predictors of the uterine arteries were evaluated. The data obtained were analyzed under a multivariate binary logistic regression model to construct the prediction equation and the prediction nomogram. In addition, the ROC curve analysis was performed. Results. Th...

We present the clinical case of a fetus with the diagnosis of cervical lymphangioma and review the updated literature on development embryopathy and the management of this entity. It was developed in the Fetal Medicine Unit of the High Risk Gynecology and Obstetrics Service of the Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen EsSalud National Hospital, Lima, Peru. We documented the case of a fetus with the diagnosis of cervical lymphangioma evaluated prenatally and successfully managed using the EXIT procedure. Embryology knowledge of the development and prenatal diagnosis of cervical lymphangiomas are of clinical importance in fetal management and prognosis.

Objective. Determine the study of the diagnostic test of the prediction nomogram for the risk of preeclampsia. Material and method. A nested case-control analytical observational study and validation of the proposed prediction index was performed with the design of a nomogram. It was performed at the Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen-EsSalud Hospital, Lima-Peru, and Fetal Medicine Unit. Participated asymptomatic pregnant patients of the Almenara-EsSalud Healthcare Network between the first or second trimester of pregnancy that developed or not at the end of the follow-up severe preeclampsia. The clinical, laboratory and Doppler predictors of the uterine arteries were evaluated. The data obtained were analyzed under a multivariate binary logistic regression model to construct the prediction equation and the prediction nomogram. In addition, the ROC curve analysis was performed. Results. Th...

Anemia, the most common hematological abnormality in the world, is a reduction in concentration of erythrocytes or hemoglobin in blood. The most frequent cause of anemia in pregnancy is nutritional-derived iron deficiency, and in the puerperium, acute blood loss. Iron requirements increase during pregnancy, and failure to maintain iron levels may lead to serious and adverse consequences for both the mother and the developing fetus and newborn. From a global perspective, anemia during pregnancy is more frequent and severe in countries with poor social and economic development. Consensus recommendations define anemia as hemoglobin level (Hb) <10.5 g / dL during pregnancy and <10 g / dL during the postpartum period, cut-off values to initiate therapy with oral iron, intravenous iron or red blood cell transfusion. This paper attempts to compile recommendations for a safe and effective treatm...

Uterine leiomyosarcomas are rare malignant tumors that usually present with nonspecific symptoms. The diagnosis is usually incidental; especially in postmenopausal women who are surgically intervened by uterine leiomyomas. Its association with pregnancy is rare, and there are only twelve cases reported to date. We present a case of uterine leiomyosarcoma in a pregnant patient who underwent hysterectomy due to uterine atony.

Los leiomiosarcomas uterinos son tumores malignos poco frecuentes que generalmente se presentan con síntomas inespecíficos, por lo que su diagnóstico suele ser incidental. Los casos más frecuentes se presentan en mujeres posmenopáusicas a quienes se les interviene quirúrgicamente por leiomiomas. La asociación de los leiomiosarcomas uterinos con la gestación es rara; solo existen doce casos reportados hasta la actualidad. Se presenta un caso de leiomiosarcoma uterino en una paciente gestante a quien se le realizó histerectomía por atonía uterina.

El presente artículo resume la guía de práctica clínica (GPC) para la prevención y manejo del parto pretérmino en el Seguro Social del Perú (EsSalud). Para el desarrollo de esta GPC, se conformó un grupo elaborador de la guía (GEG) que incluyó especialistas clínicos y metodólogos, el cual formuló 11 preguntas clínicas. Para responder cada pregunta se realizó búsquedas sistemáticas en Pubmed y en repositorios de GPC, y se seleccionó la evidencia pertinente. La certeza de la evidencia fue evaluada usando la metodología Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE). En reuniones periódicas, el GEG usó la metodología GRADE para revisar la evidencia y emitir las recomendaciones. Se emitieron 20 recomendaciones (13 fuertes y 7 condicionales), 24 puntos de buena práctica clínica, una recomendación de implementación y un flujograma.

El presente artículo resume la guía de práctica clínica (GPC) para la prevención y manejo del parto pretérmino en el Seguro Social del Perú (EsSalud). Para el desarrollo de esta GPC, se conformó un grupo elaborador de la guía (GEG) que incluyó especialistas clínicos y metodólogos, el cual formuló 11 preguntas clínicas. Para responder cada pregunta se realizó búsquedas sistemáticas en Pubmed y en repositorios de GPC, y se seleccionó la evidencia pertinente. La certeza de la evidencia fue evaluada usando la metodología Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE). En reuniones periódicas, el GEG usó la metodología GRADE para revisar la evidencia y emitir las recomendaciones. Se emitieron 20 recomendaciones (13 fuertes y 7 condicionales), 24 puntos de buena práctica clínica, una recomendación de implementación y un flujograma.

El presente artículo resume la guía de práctica clínica (GPC) para la prevención y manejo del parto pretérmino en el Seguro Social del Perú (EsSalud). Para el desarrollo de esta GPC, se conformó un grupo elaborador de la guía (GEG) que incluyó especialistas clínicos y metodólogos, el cual formuló 11 preguntas clínicas. Para responder cada pregunta se realizó búsquedas sistemáticas en Pubmed y en repositorios de GPC, y se seleccionó la evidencia pertinente. La certeza de la evidencia fue evaluada usando la metodología Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE). En reuniones periódicas, el GEG usó la metodología GRADE para revisar la evidencia y emitir las recomendaciones. Se emitieron 20 recomendaciones (13 fuertes y 7 condicionales), 24 puntos de buena práctica clínica, una recomendación de implementación y un flujograma.