Woman And Infants Fetal Surgery Specialists Recognized In National Publication
Thursday, October 09, 2014
Drs. Katharine D. Wenstrom, MD, who serves as the director of the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at Women and Infants hospital, and Stephan R. Carr, MD, Director of Women and Infants Prenatal Diagnosis Center, have published an article as part of a Clinical Expert Series in the October 2014 edition of Obstetrics & Gynecology, now available online. The article is titled "Fetal Surgery: Principles, Indications, and Evidence."
The article discusses the major advances in fetal treatment that have been made over the last few years.
"This article presents the scientific justification for available in utero interventions, evaluates data on their benefits and risks, and offers a framework for future development and refinement of new and more focused interventions that address fetal problems while minimizing maternal risk" says Dr. Carr about the article. GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST
Both Drs. Carr and Wenstrom conclude that due to the amount of resources it takes to perform this surgery, the number of fetal surgery centers be limited so each can care for enough patients to justify cost and maintain skills.
Related Slideshow: New England’s Healthiest States 2013
The United Health Foundation recently released its 2013 annual reoprt: America's Health Rankings, which provides a comparative state by state analysis of several health measures to provide a comprehensive perspective of our nation's health issues. See how the New England states rank in the slides below.
Definitions
All Outcomes Rank: Outcomes represent what has already occurred, either through death, disease or missed days due to illness. In America's Health Rankings, outcomes include prevalence of diabetes, number of poor mental or physical health days in last 30 days, health disparity, infant mortality rate, cardiovascular death rate, cancer death rate and premature death. Outcomes account for 25% of the final ranking.
Determinants Rank: Determinants represent those actions that can affect the future health of the population. For clarity, determinants are divided into four groups: Behaviors, Community and Environment, Public and Health Policies, and Clinical Care. These four groups of measures influence the health outcomes of the population in a state, and improving these inputs will improve outcomes over time. Most measures are actually a combination of activities in all four groups.
Diabetes Rank: Based on percent of adults who responded yes to the question "Have you ever been told by a doctor that you have diabetes?" Does not include pre-diabetes or diabetes during pregnancy.
Smoking Rank: Based on percentage of adults who are current smokers (self-report smoking at least 100 cigarettes in their lifetime and currently smoke).
Obesity Rank: Based on percentage of adults who are obese, with a body mass index (BMI) of 30.0 or higher.
Source: http://www.americashealthrankings.org/
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