Akutt uterusinversjon.

BACKGROUND: Acute uterine inversion is a rare, but serious, obstetric complication in the third stage of labour, commonly resulting in significant morbidity and mortality. A total or partial invagination of the uterine fundus occurs, followed by profuse bleeding and circulatory instability. The case presented here illustrates a typical clinical course of the condition. CASE PRESENTATION: After giving birth to a large, healthy boy, a woman developed acute uterine inversion. The uterus was successfully repositioned using Johnson's manoeuvre under general anaesthesia, and significant transfusion was needed to combat the resulting haemorrhage. INTERPRETATION: Acute inversion of the uterus should be suspected based on purely clinical signs. Treatment should commence without delay by a multidisciplinary team of obstetricians, anaesthesiologists and surgeons.

Mechanical oscillations superimposed on the pelvic floor muscles during Kegel exercises reduce urine leakage in women suffering from stress urinary incontinence: A prospective cohort study with a 2-year follow up.

INTRODUCTION: New methods of conservative treatment of female stress urinary incontinence are needed. We investigated whether superimposed vibration mechanosignals during Kegel exercises could reduce the amount of urinary leakage after 4 and 6 weeks of training. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Sixty women with stress urinary incontinence were included in this prospective cohort study. Vibration mechanosignals were superimposed during Kegel exercises using an intravaginal device. Each training session consisted of 15 maximal contractions of pelvic floor muscles for 5 s. The women performed training (5 min/day) at home for 4 (n = 60) and 6 (n = 36) weeks. Urine leakage (g) during stress test with standardized bladder volume, and contraction force without and with superimposed mechanical stimulations were measured at inclusion (T0 ), and after 4 (T2 ) and 6 (T3 ) weeks of training using an intravaginal device. Incontinence Questionnaire-Short Form was recorded at T0 , and in a sub-cohort of women (n = 36) at 2 years follow up. RESULTS: Mean urine leakage reduced significantly from 20.5 (± 12.2) g at T0 to 4.8 (± 6.7) g at T2 and 1.5 (± 6.7) g at T3 . After 4 and 6 weeks of training, urinary leakage was ≤ 4 g on stress test in 44 and 49 of the 60 women, respectively. At T0 , the mean Incontinence Questionnaire-Short Form score was 13 (± 2.4), and at 2 years follow up, the score was 6.3 (± 3.75). CONCLUSIONS: Superimposed mechanical stimulation with Kegel exercises significantly reduced urinary leakage in women with stress urinary incontinence.

Extent, regional variation and impact of gynecologist payment models in routine pelvic examinations: a nationwide cross-sectional study.

BACKGROUND: Based on moderate quality evidence, routine pelvic examination is strongly recommended against in asymptomatic women. The aims of this study was to quantify the extent of routine pelvic examinations within specialized health care in Norway, to assess if the use of these services differs across hospital referral regions and to assess if the use of colposcopy and ultrasound differs with gynecologists' payment models. METHODS: Nationwide cross-sectional study including all women aged 18 years and older in Norway in the years 2014-16 (2,038,747). Data was extracted from the Norwegian Patient Registry and Statistics Norway. The main outcome measures were 1. The number of appointments per 1000 women with a primary diagnosis of "Encounter for gynecological examination without complaint, suspected or reported diagnosis." 2. The age-standardized number of these appointments per 1000 women in the 21 different hospital referral regions of Norway. 3. The use of colposcopy and ultrasound in routine pelvic examinations, provided by gynecologists with fixed salaries and gynecologists paid by a fee-for-service model. RESULTS: Annually 22.2 out of every 1000 women in Norway had a routine pelvic examination, with variation across regions from 6.6 to 43.9 per 1000. Gynecologists with fixed salaries performed colposcopy in 1.6% and ultrasound in 74.5% of appointments. Corresponding numbers for fee-for-service gynecologists were 49.2% and 96.2%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Routine pelvic examinations are widely performed in Norway. The variation across regions is extensive. Our results strongly indicate that fee-for-service payments for gynecologists skyrocket the use of colposcopy and increase the use of ultrasound in pelvic examinations of asymptomatic women.

Role of routine ultrasonography in monitoring the outcome of medical abortion in a clinical setting.

BACKGROUND: Clinical methods generally used to evaluate the completeness of medical abortion are not accurate. There are no published reports evaluating the role of routine ultrasonography in monitoring the outcome of medical abortion. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether routine transvaginal ultrasonography (TVS) at the follow-up visit after medical abortion can accurately identify women who will require surgical intervention. DESIGN: Retrospective review of medical records and charts of all women undergoing medical abortion in the first trimester of pregnancy between January 1999 and December 2001. METHODS: Medical abortion was performed using oral mifepristone and a vaginal prostaglandin analog before 63 days gestation. All women had an initial TVS to confirm intrauterine pregnancy and gestational age, and another TVS at the follow-up visit 2-3 weeks later to assess the completeness of abortion. Surgical evacuation of the uterus was allowed as indicated on clinical grounds but not on the basis of ultrasound findings only. RESULTS: A total of 690 women consented to medical abortion during the study period. Eleven of these women were excluded from the study for various reasons. Of the remaining 679 cases, 95% (645/679) had a documented follow-up at the hospital. The pregnancy termination rate among these women was 99.2% (640/645) and TVS identified all five cases of continuing pregnancy at the follow-up. A total of 66 (10.2%) patients had complications. The uterine cavity was empty on TVS at the follow-up visit in 84.8% (547/645) of cases and only 3.1% (17/547) of them required surgical aspiration/curettage due to excessive or prolonged vaginal bleeding. In the remaining 15.2% (98/645) the uterine cavity was not empty, and 43.9% (43/98) of them had a curettage. The risk of requiring a surgical intervention was significantly higher [odds ratio (OR) 24.4; 95% confidence interval (95% CI) 14.9-39.7] when the uterine cavity was not demonstrated to be empty at the follow-up visit 2-3 weeks after medical abortion. However, 59.1% (55/93) of women did not require surgical intervention despite ultrasound evidence of thick endometrial echo-complex. CONCLUSION: Routine TVS 2-3 weeks after medical abortion appears to be an efficient means of accurately identifying the cases of ongoing pregnancy and diagnosing a complete abortion. Although TVS could be used as an adjunct to clinical examination to diagnose an incomplete expulsion, it does not accurately differentiate those women who require surgical intervention from those who do not.