Biochemical prognostic markers of pre-eclampsia

Grammatikakis I, Evagelinakis N, Salamalekis G, Kassanos D

Pre-eclampsia, a pregnancy-specific disorder, contributes substantially to perinatal morbidity and mortality of both mother and newborn. An increasing number of biochemical agents has been evaluated as markers for predicting pre-eclampsia the last two decades, but none has been proved to be of clinical value yet. Much effort has been put into assessing novel potential markers …

Antimicrobial prophylaxis in gynecological surgeries

Ziogos E, Κoukoura O, Fragouli Y, Μatalliotakis J

The aim of antibiotic prophylaxis during gynecological surgery is to prevent postoperative infection of the surgical site and reduce postoperative infections, morbidity and mortality andthereby reduce the duration and the cost of postoperative healthcare. The wide spread use of antibiotic prophylaxis has reduced but not eliminated serious postoperative infections . For most operations …