Jørgen Løvset
Jørgen Løvset (1896-1981) was a Norwegian professor of obstetrics and gynecology. Løvset’s Manoeuvre (1937) in the management of breech delivery
Category Obstetrics Gynaecology
Edward Bishop
Edward Harry Bishop (1913-1995) was an American obstetrician and gynecologist. Bishop Score (1964), a method to evaluate the cervix in regard to the success or failure of induction of labor.
CPR and Pregnancy
Cardiac arrest in pregnancy is a rare occurrence. There are a few common aetiologies and considerations while resuscitating.
Harold Sheehan
Biography Born on August 4, 1900 in Carlisle Educated at Carlisle Grammar School 1921 – MB ChB, University of Manchester 1921-1927 General practice with older brother in the practice of their father Dr Patrick Sheehan 1927 – Demonstrator, and later…
Sheehan Syndrome
Description Alternate names: Glinski syndrome; Reye syndrome; and Sheehan syndrome apply to necrosis of the pituitary during the postpartum period. Simmonds syndrome which is unrelated to postpartum complications History 1913 – Leon Konrad Glinski (1870-1918) was a Polish physician 1914…
Simulation: Resuscitative Hysterotomy
SIM team demonstrate a Resuscitative Hysterotomy/ Perimortem Caesarean section on a pregnant female involved in a high speed motor vehicle accident.
Perimortem Caesarean section
Perimortem Caesarean section
Abnormal vaginal bleeding
Abnormal vaginal bleeding in the non-pregnant patient. Assessment, DDX and Management. Critical Care Compendium
James Douglas
James Douglas (1675 - 1742) was a Scottish physician and anatomist. Pouch of Douglas; folds of Douglas; and line of Douglas
Léon Gosselin
Léon Athanase Gosselin (1815–1887) was a French Surgeon associated with the Gosselin Fracture, a V-shaped distal tibia fracture extending to tibial plafond
Asherman syndrome
Rare, acquired clinical syndrome presenting with amenorrhoea, menstrual disorders and reproductive dysfunction secondary to intrauterine adhesions.
Nicholas Alders
Nicholas Alders (1904 - 1995) was a Hungarian born, Austrian trained, English naturalised obstetrician, gynaecologist and surgeon. Remembered for his description of Alders sign (1951)