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Jorge A Carvajal

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Rojas Cedeno L, Carvajal J
Medwave . 2024 Dec; 24(11):e2966. PMID: 39652743
The partogram is a graphic tool used to monitor labor progression. This article reviews the recent literature on the use of the partogram, aiming to evaluate whether its implementation reduces...
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Carvajal J, Galaz J, Villagran S, Astudillo R, Garmendia L, Delpiano A
AJOG Glob Rep . 2024 Oct; 4(4):100394. PMID: 39434813
Background: Controlling uterine contractile activity is essential to regulate the duration of pregnancy. During most of the pregnancy, the uterus does not contract (i.e., myometrial quiescence). The myometrium recovers its...
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Ferrer-Marquez F, Astudillo R, Carvajal J
AJOG Glob Rep . 2024 Apr; 4(2):100345. PMID: 38681954
Background: Preterm birth accounts for 60% to 80% of neonatal mortality. Approximately one-third of preterm births are caused by the spontaneous onset of preterm labor. Nevertheless, 70% to 90% of...
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Gutierrez N, Vergara Lopez M, Bustos C, Vidal C, Carvajal J, Severino N, et al.
Open Forum Infect Dis . 2024 Feb; 11(2):ofae047. PMID: 38370293
Intra-amniotic infection with species is an uncommon but severe condition with high fetal morbimortality and no established clinical guidelines for its management. We report a intra-amniotic infection diagnosed in a...
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Cantin C, Garchitorena M, Escalona R, Carvajal J, Illanes S, Gutierrez J, et al.
Antioxidants (Basel) . 2022 May; 11(5). PMID: 35624732
Maternal physiological hypercholesterolemia (MPH) occurs during pregnancy to assure fetal development. Some pregnant women develop maternal supraphysiological hypercholesterolemia (MSPH) characterized by increased levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL). We aim to...
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Ernst D, Oporto J, Zuniga P, Pereira J, Vera C, Carvajal J
Int J Gynaecol Obstet . 2021 Jan; 154(3):500-507. PMID: 33508885
Objective: To evaluate the maternal and perinatal outcomes in a cohort of pregnant women at high risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE). Methods: Women at high risk of VTE were evaluated...
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Carvajal J, Oporto J
Curr Vasc Pharmacol . 2020 Jun; 19(2):193-200. PMID: 32484103
Obesity is a worldwide public health problem, affecting at least one-third of pregnant women. One of the main problems of obesity during pregnancy is the resulting high rate of cesarean...
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Donoso E, Carvajal J
An Pediatr (Engl Ed) . 2020 May; 94(1):28-35. PMID: 32444314
Introduction: Cuba has the lowest infant mortality rate in Latin America, while Chile has an infant mortality rate above the average of Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries....
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Carvajal J
Biomed Res Int . 2014 Jul; 2014:526895. PMID: 25019084
Uteroplacental ischemia may cause preterm birth, either due to preterm labor, preterm premature rupture of membranes, or medical indication (in the presence of preeclampsia or fetal growth restriction). Uteroplacental ischemia...
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Donoso E, Carvajal J, Vera C, Poblete J
Rev Med Chil . 2014 Jun; 142(2):168-74. PMID: 24953104
Background: Adolescent pregnancy and advanced maternal age are associated with increased risk for maternal, perinatal and infant death. However, the maternal age with the lowest reproductive risk has not been...