Z Alfirevic

Summary

Affiliation: University of Liverpool
Country: UK

Publications

  1. ncbi Prednisolone Trial: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of prednisolone for women with idiopathic recurrent miscarriage and raised levels of uterine natural killer (uNK) cells in the endometrium
    Ai Wei Tang
    School of Reproductive and Developmental Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool Women s Hospital, Crown Street, Liverpool, L8 7SS, UK
    Trials 10:102. 2009
  2. ncbi Failure to diagnose a fetal anomaly on a routine ultrasound scan at 20 weeks
    Z Alfirevic
    Liverpool Women's Hospital, UK
    Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 26:797-8. 2005
  3. ncbi DISQ 5: Counseling women with isolated 'soft' markers at 18-24 weeks
    Z Alfirevic
    Liverpool Women's Hospital, Crown Street, Liverpool L8 7SS, UK
    Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 28:355. 2006
  4. ncbi DISQ 1: high maternal AFP and normal scan
    Z Alfirevic
    Liverpool Women's Hospital, Crown Street, Liverpool L8 7SS, UK
    Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 26:101. 2005
  5. ncbi Continuous cardiotocography (CTG) as a form of electronic fetal monitoring (EFM) for fetal assessment during labour
    Z Alfirevic
    University of Liverpool, Division of Perinatal and Reproductive Medicine, First Floor, Liverpool Women s NHS Foundation Trust, Crown Street, Liverpool, UK L8 7SS
    Cochrane Database Syst Rev 3:CD006066. 2006
  6. ncbi Titrated low-dose vaginal and/or oral misoprostol to induce labour for prelabour membrane rupture: a randomised trial
    L Bricker
    Obstetric Directorate, Liverpool Women s NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK
    BJOG 115:1503-11. 2008
  7. ncbi Comparison of outcomes in uncomplicated term and post-term pregnancy following spontaneous labor
    M Luckas
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool Women s Hospital, UK
    J Perinat Med 26:475-9. 1998
  8. ncbi Prevention of postpartum hemorrhage with misoprostol
    Z Alfirevic
    School of Reproductive and Developmental Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
    Int J Gynaecol Obstet 99:S198-201. 2007
  9. ncbi A randomised controlled trial of simple compared with complex antenatal fetal monitoring after 42 weeks of gestation
    Z Alfirevic
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Liverpool, UK
    Br J Obstet Gynaecol 102:638-43. 1995
  10. ncbi DISQ 8: Management of patients with an increased first-trimester Down syndrome screening risk and normal fetal karyotype
    Z Alfirevic
    Division of Perinatal and Reproductive Medicine, University of Liverpool and Liverpool Women's Hospital, Crown Street, Liverpool, UK
    Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 31:232. 2008

Detail Information

Publications22

  1. ncbi Prednisolone Trial: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of prednisolone for women with idiopathic recurrent miscarriage and raised levels of uterine natural killer (uNK) cells in the endometrium
    Ai Wei Tang
    School of Reproductive and Developmental Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool Women s Hospital, Crown Street, Liverpool, L8 7SS, UK
    Trials 10:102. 2009
    ..TRIAL REGISTRATION: Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN28090716...
  2. ncbi Failure to diagnose a fetal anomaly on a routine ultrasound scan at 20 weeks
    Z Alfirevic
    Liverpool Women's Hospital, UK
    Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 26:797-8. 2005
  3. ncbi DISQ 5: Counseling women with isolated 'soft' markers at 18-24 weeks
    Z Alfirevic
    Liverpool Women's Hospital, Crown Street, Liverpool L8 7SS, UK
    Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 28:355. 2006
  4. ncbi DISQ 1: high maternal AFP and normal scan
    Z Alfirevic
    Liverpool Women's Hospital, Crown Street, Liverpool L8 7SS, UK
    Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 26:101. 2005
  5. ncbi Continuous cardiotocography (CTG) as a form of electronic fetal monitoring (EFM) for fetal assessment during labour
    Z Alfirevic
    University of Liverpool, Division of Perinatal and Reproductive Medicine, First Floor, Liverpool Women s NHS Foundation Trust, Crown Street, Liverpool, UK L8 7SS
    Cochrane Database Syst Rev 3:CD006066. 2006
    ..The aim is to identify babies who may be short of oxygen (hypoxic), so additional assessments of fetal well-being may be used, or the baby delivered by caesarean section or instrumental vaginal birth...
  6. ncbi Titrated low-dose vaginal and/or oral misoprostol to induce labour for prelabour membrane rupture: a randomised trial
    L Bricker
    Obstetric Directorate, Liverpool Women s NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK
    BJOG 115:1503-11. 2008
    ..To evaluate the clinical effectiveness and safety of titrated low-dose misoprostol for induction of labour (IOL) in the presence of prelabour rupture of membranes (PROM)...
  7. ncbi Comparison of outcomes in uncomplicated term and post-term pregnancy following spontaneous labor
    M Luckas
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool Women s Hospital, UK
    J Perinat Med 26:475-9. 1998
    ..We suggest that a lower threshold for clinical intervention in pregnancies perceived to be "at-risk" may be a significant contributing factor...
  8. ncbi Prevention of postpartum hemorrhage with misoprostol
    Z Alfirevic
    School of Reproductive and Developmental Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
    Int J Gynaecol Obstet 99:S198-201. 2007
    ..If the initial dose was associated with pyrexia or marked shivering, at least 6 h should lapse before the second dose is given...
  9. ncbi A randomised controlled trial of simple compared with complex antenatal fetal monitoring after 42 weeks of gestation
    Z Alfirevic
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Liverpool, UK
    Br J Obstet Gynaecol 102:638-43. 1995
    ..The use of amniotic fluid index as a test of fetal wellbeing in prolonged pregnancy may lead to more obstetric interventions with, as yet, unclear impact on the perinatal outcome...
  10. ncbi DISQ 8: Management of patients with an increased first-trimester Down syndrome screening risk and normal fetal karyotype
    Z Alfirevic
    Division of Perinatal and Reproductive Medicine, University of Liverpool and Liverpool Women's Hospital, Crown Street, Liverpool, UK
    Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 31:232. 2008
  11. ncbi Misoprostol for induction of labor with a live fetus
    A Weeks
    School of Reproductive and Developmental Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool Women s Hospital, Liverpool, UK
    Int J Gynaecol Obstet 99:S194-7. 2007
    ..Reports of uterine rupture in women with previous cesarean sections mean that it remains contraindicated in this group...
  12. ncbi Cervical stitch (cerclage) for preventing pregnancy loss: individual patient data meta-analysis
    A L Jorgensen
    Centre for Medical Statistics and Health Evaluation, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
    BJOG 114:1460-76. 2007
    ..A recent Cochrane review found no conclusive evidence of benefit, although significant heterogeneity was present for some of the important clinical outcomes...
  13. ncbi Natural killer cells and pregnancy outcomes in women with recurrent miscarriage and infertility: a systematic review
    A W Tang
    Department for Women s and Children s Health, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L8 7SS, UK
    Hum Reprod 26:1971-80. 2011
    ..We systematically reviewed the literature to assess whether numbers or activity of pNK or uNK cells predicted subsequent pregnancy and outcome...
  14. ncbi Techniques for chorionic villus sampling and amniocentesis: a survey of practice in specialist UK centres
    A J Carlin
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Liverpool Women s Hospital, Liverpool, UK
    Prenat Diagn 28:914-9. 2008
    ..Guidelines exist for amniocentesis and chorionic villous sampling (CVS) practice, but there is no consensus regarding individual techniques. Our survey sought to review current practice within specialist centres in the United Kingdom...
  15. ncbi Biochemical diagnosis of placental infarction/damage: acutely rising alkaline phosphatase
    L Ranganath
    Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Metabolic Medicine, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, UK
    Ann Clin Biochem 45:335-8. 2008
    ..The fall in hCG is also consistent with the placental damage being acute and critical. As far as we are aware this is the first description of changes in circulating proteins reflecting placental damage...
  16. ncbi Congenital subependymal giant cell astrocytoma diagnosed on fetal MRI
    N Hussain
    Department of Neurology, Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital (Alder Hey, Liverpool, UK
    Arch Dis Child 91:520. 2006
  17. ncbi Monitoring obstetricians' performance with statistical process control charts
    S Lane
    Centre for Medical Statistics and Health Evaluation, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
    BJOG 114:614-8. 2007
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  18. ncbi The prevention of neonatal group B streptococcal disease: a report by a working group of the Medical Screening Society
    M R Law
    Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Barts and The London Queen Mary s School of Medicine and Dentistry, Charterhouse Square, London EC1 M 6BQ, UK
    J Med Screen 12:60-8. 2005
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  19. ncbi Targeted therapy for threatened preterm labor based on sonographic measurement of the cervical length: a randomized controlled trial
    Z Alfirevic
    University Division of Reproductive and Perinatal Medicine, Liverpool Women s Hospital, UK
    Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 29:47-50. 2007
    ..We tested the hypothesis that management of threatened preterm labor based on measurement of cervical length by ultrasonography can reduce the number of women who receive inappropriate treatment...
  20. ncbi Titrated oral misoprostol solution--a new method of labour induction
    G J Hofmeyr
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Coronation Hospital, Effective Care Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
    S Afr Med J 91:775-6. 2001
    ..A multicentre randomised trial of this method is underway. We emphasise the dangers inherent in the current unregistered use of misoprostol in clinical practice...
  21. ncbi DISQ 7: How do we manage clinically stable women with a pregnancy of unknown location?
    D Jurkovic
    King's College Hospital, London
    Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 30:915-6. 2007
  22. ncbi Titrated oral misoprostol solution for induction of labour: a multi-centre, randomised trial
    G J Hofmeyr
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Frere/Cecilia Makiwane Hospitals and Effective Care Research Unit, University of Witwatersrand, South Africa
    BJOG 108:952-9. 2001
    ..Misoprostol is not registered for use in pregnant women, and further research is needed to confirm optimal and safe dosages...