Publications by authors named "A Monteagudo"

This article contains the academic, but more importantly clinical debate of the terminology of pregnancies after cesarean deliveries, namely cesarean scar pregnancies as well as increasingly relevant social aspects determining their management. Its main purpose is to offer a solution to the controversy created by the debate about the terminology of pregnancies implanted in, or on the uterine scar left behind by a cesarean delivery. The 2 opposing terms creating the argument are: cesarean scar pregnancy and cesarean scar ectopic pregnancy.

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In the last decades, clinicians reported that patients, after failed or terminated intrauterine or cesarean scar pregnancies, demonstrated increased vascularization of the adjacent uterine muscle layers by ultrasound (US). These "earned" the incorrect diagnosis: uterine arterio-venous malformation (AVM). This misnomer was used without etiologic scrutiny by clinicians and repeated in scientific articles and textbooks.

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Objective: To determine the preferences regarding injection, medication frequency and complexity of GLP1 receptor agonists among patients with type 2 diabetes, treatment-naïve for such drugs in Spain. Additionally, patients' willingness to pay according to these attributes was evaluated.

Methods: A discrete-choice experiment survey designed to evaluate patients' preferences over three attributes discriminating by age, sex and patients experience with previous injectable treatment was fulfilled by patients.

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Obstetric hemorrhage is a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality. An important etiology of obstetric hemorrhage is placenta accreta spectrum. In the last 2 decades, there has been increased clinical experience of the devastating effect of undiagnosed, as well as late diagnosed, cases of cesarean scar pregnancy.

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Article Synopsis
  • A cesarean scar pregnancy occurs when a gestational sac implants in the scar from a previous cesarean delivery, leading to significant risks for the mother.
  • The study aimed to analyze ultrasound findings and management strategies for cesarean scar pregnancies, utilizing an international registry that collected data from various healthcare centers.
  • Out of 460 patients analyzed, 58.7% received surgical treatment, 26.7% were managed medically, and the effectiveness of these interventions was evaluated based on successful resolution of the pregnancy.
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