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Rezk M, Sayyed T, Masood A, Dawood R. Retraction notice to "Nicorandil versus nifedipine for the treatment of preterm labour: A randomized clinical trial" [Eur. J. Obstetr. Gynecol. Reprod. Biol. 195 (2015) 27-30]. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2022; 277:7. [PMID: 35963048 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2022.07.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- M Rezk
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt
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Foster B, Brody A, Dawood K, Foley D, Dawood R, Reed B, Levy P. 105 Identifying Barriers to Controlling Blood Pressure Using the Adherence to Refills and Medications Scale in Emergency Departments. Ann Emerg Med 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2018.08.110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Dawood R, Twiner M, McNaughton C, Brody A, Reed B, Dawood K, Mango L, Flack J, Levy P. 106 Estimation of Medication Adherence by Morisky Medication Adherence Scale-4 Construct Compared to Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry in Emergency Department Patients With Chronic Hypertension. Ann Emerg Med 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2018.08.111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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This prospective observational study was done on 400 perimenopausal patients who presented with abnormal uterine bleeding with selective endometrial lesions diagnosed on histopathology. Patients were followed to determine their response to progestin therapy and their final clinical outcome. The commonest bleeding pattern was menorrhagia (67.5%), the commonest pathology was simple endometrial hyperplasia without atypia (31%). 142 cases with non- atypical endometrial hyperplasia received progestin therapy with follow up, 100 cases (70.4%) experienced lesion regression, 38 cases (26.7%) experienced persistence and four cases (2.9%) experienced progression to atypia. Low dose progestin therapy (< 20 mg/day) was more effective when used for 4-5 months. Hysterectomy was done for 44 cases, due to atypical endometrial hyperplasia, persistence and progression of non atypical hyperplasia. Perimenopausal bleeding is mostly dysfunctional in origin but organic lesions remained a major concern which requires endometrial sampling with proper interpretation to achieve better clinical outcome.
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- M Rezk
- a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University , Shibin Elkom, Menoufia , Egypt
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- a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University , Shibin Elkom, Menoufia , Egypt
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- a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University , Shibin Elkom, Menoufia , Egypt
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Rezk M, El-Shamy ES, Massod A, Dawood R, Habeeb R. The safety and acceptability of intravenous fentanyl versus intramuscular pethidine for pain relief during labour. CLIN EXP OBSTET GYN 2015. [DOI: 10.12891/ceog1991.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Rezk M, Sayyed T, Masood A, Dawood R. RETRACTED: Nicorandil vs nifedipine for the treatment of preterm labour: a randomized clinical trial. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2015; 195:27-30. [PMID: 26476796 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2015.09.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2014] [Revised: 05/20/2015] [Accepted: 09/24/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (http://www.elsevier.com/locate/withdrawalpolicy). This article has been retracted at the request of the Editor-in-Chief. The editors were alerted to the following concerning features of this trial: The submission date is impossible. Patients were recruited at 24 to 34 weeks (mean 31 w). 18% of participants delivered after 37 weeks. Average recruitment 26 per month. Recruitment ended September 2014 but the paper was received by journal on 23 October 2014. The second author, Sayyed T, is co-author of related retracted papers in BJOG. In view of these concerns we wrote to Dr Rezk who had no satisfactory explanation and declined to share the data. We have therefore decided to retract.
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- M Rezk
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt
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Rezk M, Marawan H, Dawood R, Masood A, Abo-Elnasr M. Prevalence and risk factors of iron-deficiency anaemia among pregnant women in rural districts of Menoufia governorate, Egypt. J OBSTET GYNAECOL 2015; 35:663-6. [PMID: 25643259 DOI: 10.3109/01443615.2014.991289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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This cross-sectional community-based study with analytic component was conducted among Egyptian pregnant women in rural districts during January to December 2013. A total of 2470 pregnant women were enrolled for laboratory tests for iron- deficiency anaemia (IDA). The prevalence of IDA was 51.3% (1267 of 2470); IDA affects about one in every two pregnant women in rural districts in Egypt. Women who are older than 30 years (Odds ratio [OR], 0.73) had more than three children (OR, 0.73), with body mass index less than 20 (OR, 1.57), shorter birth spacing less than 2 years (OR, 0.68), lack of antenatal care visits (OR, 1.25), low intake of foods of animal origin (OR, 1.57), vegetables and fruits (OR, 1.29) and having intestinal parasites (OR, 0.74) were positively associated with anaemia [at confidence interval 95%]. In addition to nutritional deficiency, multiparity and increasing maternal age are the main causes of IDA.
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- M Rezk
- a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University , Shibin Elkom, Menoufia , Egypt
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- b Department of Community Medicine and Public health , Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University , Shibin Elkom , Egypt
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- a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University , Shibin Elkom, Menoufia , Egypt
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- a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University , Shibin Elkom, Menoufia , Egypt
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- a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University , Shibin Elkom, Menoufia , Egypt.,c Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Faculty of Medicine, Taibah University , Madina , Saudi Arabia
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Rezk M, El-Shamy ES, Massod A, Dawood R, Habeeb R. The safety and acceptability of intravenous fentanyl versus intramuscular pethidine for pain relief during labour. CLIN EXP OBSTET GYN 2015; 42:781-784. [PMID: 26753485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVES This trial aimed to ascertain the relative efficacy, adverse effects, and acceptability of fentanyl versus pethidine for pain relief during labour. MATERIALS AND METHODS Parturients (n=80) in the active phase who requested analgesia were randomly assigned to receive either intravenous fentanyl (n=40) or intramuscular pethidine (n=40). Pain scores hourly, maternal and fetal adverse effects, neonatal outcome, and maternal acceptability were assessed. RESULTS Pain scores decreased in both groups, the decrease varying from mild to moderate, average pain scores remaining above 3.5 in both groups. Pain scores returned towards baseline over time; three hours after the initiation of treatment in the fentanyl group. Pethidine was associated with more maternal nausea and vomiting (p < 0.05) while fentanyl was associated with more neonates with low Apgar scores at one minute and more need for neonatal resuscitation and naloxone administration when compared to pethidine (p < 0.05). Both drugs were acceptable for pain relief during labour. CONCLUSION Fentanyl is comparable to pethidine for pain relief during labour regarding efficacy and acceptability, but with more neonates with low Apgar scores at one minute and higher need for neonatal resuscitation and naloxone administration. Further larger trials are needed to confirm its safety.
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Gregorius DD, Dawood R, Ruh K, Nguyen HB. Severe high altitude pulmonary oedema: a patient managed successfully with non-invasive positive pressure ventilation in the Emergency Department. Emerg Med J 2008; 25:243-4. [DOI: 10.1136/emj.2007.055822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Assessment of the distal neurological status after injuries to the hand and fingers is one of the most frequent parts of standard trauma practice. Two-point discrimination as clinical examination is often sufficient to identify such lesions, but difficulties occur in the comatose, young or otherwise uncooperative patient. This article describes a simple pain-free alternative method of assessing digital nerve integrity by submerging the finger tip in water and observing if wrinkles develop on the skin.
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Engelbach M, Görges R, Forst T, Pfützner A, Dawood R, Heerdt S, Kunt T, Bockisch A, Beyer J. Improved diagnostic methods in the follow-up of medullary thyroid carcinoma by highly specific calcitonin measurements. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000; 85:1890-4. [PMID: 10843170 DOI: 10.1210/jcem.85.5.6601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Calcitonin (CT) is an important tumor marker for medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC). Recent CT assays chiefly recognize the monomeric form of CT (mCT). It was the objective of this study to examine the consequences of the higher specificity of the assay for interpretation of the postoperative CT values in MTC patients. The postoperative mCT concentration was measured in 214 patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma (MTC excepted; non-MTC patients) to determine a reference range of mCT in totally thyroidectomized patients. Monomeric CT was also determined with a two-site chemiluminescence immunoassay (Nichols) in 94 healthy subjects and in 68 MTC patients. The mCT concentrations were below the detection limit in all examined completely thyroidectomized non-MTC patients. Basal and stimulated mCT values were also below the detection limit in 32 of the 68 MTC patients. The biochemical and imaging diagnosis of the latter patients did not give any indication of tumor recurrence. We conclude that completely thyroidectomized patients with non-MTC do not show any measurable mCT concentrations. In comparison with an unspecific CT-RIA, the more specific mCT determination by immunoluminometric assay permits a more precise differentiation between postoperative normal and pathological values and an earlier diagnosis of recurrent MTC.
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- M Engelbach
- Department of Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, University Hospital of Mainz, Germany.
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Dawood R. Respiratory home care: the importance of multidisciplinary collaboration. Br J Hosp Med (Lond) 1993; 49:591. [PMID: 8347234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Affiliation(s)
- R Dawood
- St. Mary's Hospital Medical School & Imperial College of Science, Technology & Medicine, London
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Dawood R. What has happened to charity? West J Med 1982. [DOI: 10.1136/bmj.284.6326.1404-a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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