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| Gus DekkerSummaryAffiliation: University of Adelaide Country: Australia Publications
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Endogenous inhibitors of nitric oxide and preeclampsia: a reviewFemke Slaghekke
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Lyell McEwin Health Service, University of Adelaide, Australia
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 19:447-52. 2006..Elevated ADMA levels in preeclampsia are seen before clinical symptoms have developed; these findings suggest that ADMA has a role in the pathogenesis of preeclampsia...
Risk factors for preterm birth in an international prospective cohort of nulliparous womenGustaaf Albert Dekker
Lyell McEwin Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
PLoS ONE 7:e39154. 2012..To identify risk factors for spontaneous preterm birth (birth <37 weeks gestation) with intact membranes (SPTB-IM) and SPTB after prelabour rupture of the membranes (SPTB-PPROM) for nulliparous pregnant women...
The etiology of preeclampsia: the role of the fatherGus Dekker
Discipline of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
J Reprod Immunol 89:126-32. 2011..Several large cohort studies, including the large international SCOPE consortium, have identified paternal SNPs with strong associations with preeclampsia...- Risk of uterine rupture in Australian women attempting vaginal birth after one prior caesarean section: a retrospective population-based cohort studyG A Dekker
Women s and Children s Division, Lyell McEwin Hospital, Elizabeth Vale, SA, Australia
BJOG 117:1358-65. 2010..This study aimed to estimate these risks as well as that associated with oxytocin use... - Pre-eclampsia: Is the immune maladaptation hypothesis still standing? An epidemiological updateGus Dekker
Women s and Children s Division, Lyell McEwin Hospital, University of Adelaide, SA, Australia
J Reprod Immunol 76:8-16. 2007..The aim here is to provide an updated review on studies supporting or challenging the immune maladaptation hypothesis... - Primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention of pre-eclampsiaG Dekker
University of Adelaide, Lyell McEwin Hospital, North Western Adelaide Health Service, SA, Australia
Lancet 357:209-15. 2001..Severe hypertension needs treatment. If antihypertensive is indicated, there is no clear choice of a drug. Hydralazine should no longer be thought of as the primary drug, most studies show a preference for calcium channel blockers... - Preeclampsia: a couple's disease with maternal and fetal manifestationsG A Dekker
Women s and Children s Division Lyell McEwin Health Service, Northern Campus University of Adelaide, Haydown Road, Elizabeth Vale, SA 5112, Australia
Curr Pharm Des 11:699-710. 2005.... - The partner's role in the etiology of preeclampsiaGus Dekker
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Adelaide, Head Division of Obstetrics Gynaecology and Paediatrics, North Western Adelaide Health Service, Lyell McEwin Hospital, Elizabeth Vale, SA, Australia
J Reprod Immunol 57:203-15. 2002..The aim of this review is to discuss the relevant literature and to explain how paternal, relational and sexual factors play an important role in the etiology of preeclampsia... - The birth interval hypothesis-does it really indicate the end of the primipaternity hypothesisGus Dekker
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Adelaide, Lyell McEwin Hospital, SA 5112 Elizabeth Vale, Australia
J Reprod Immunol 59:245-51. 2003..In this review, the authors explore alternative explanations for the Norwegian findings, and as such argue that there is currently no reason to reject the primipaternity hypothesis... - Use of uterine Doppler in an Australian level II maternity hospitalMariette J C Nagtegaal
Women s and Children Division Lyell McEwin Hospital, University of Adelaide, Elizabeth Vale, South Australia, Australia
Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol 45:424-9. 2005..To evaluate the clinical usefulness of uterine Doppler... - Does antenatal screening for psychosocial risk factors predict postnatal depression? A follow-up study of 154 women in Adelaide, South AustraliaBelinda Edwards
Central Northern Adelaide Health Service, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 42:51-5. 2008..This study investigated the effectiveness of antenatal screening for psychosocial risk factors in predicting postnatal depression, in women living in a socioeconomically deprived area... - Maternal and perinatal outcome in obese pregnant patientsClaire Schrauwers
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Lyell McEwin Hospital, University of Adelaide, Australia
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 22:218-26. 2009..The aim of the current study was to prepare a comprehensive overview of maternal and perinatal outcome in overweight, obese and morbidly obese pregnant patients... - Serial plotting on customised fundal height charts results in doubling of the antenatal detection of small for gestational age fetuses in nulliparous womenAlphonse Roex
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Lyell McEwin Hospital, The University of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol 52:78-82. 2012..The antenatal detection of fetal growth restriction is a focus point of antenatal care. If detected fetal demise may be prevented and perinatal complications could be managed more appropriately... - The genomic basis of cerebral palsy: a HuGE systematic literature reviewM E O'Callaghan
Discipline of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Hum Genet 126:149-72. 2009..Large case-control studies are needed to confirm these candidates with attention given to cohort ethnicity, cerebral palsy subtype analysis and possible multiple gene and gene-environment interactions... - Transvaginal cervical length measurement; its current application in a regional Australian level II maternity hospitalSuzanne van Rijswijk
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Lyell McEwin Hospital, University of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol 45:418-23. 2005..Previous LLETZ procedures or >or= 3 preceding curettages were not found to be a major risk factor for preterm birth... - Antenatal psychosocial risk factors and depression among women living in socioeconomically disadvantaged suburbs in Adelaide, South AustraliaBelinda Edwards
Central Northern Adelaide Health Service, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 42:45-50. 2008..We also investigated the association between specific psychosocial risk factors and antenatal depression... - Gestational diabetes versus obesity as risk factors for pregnancy-induced hypertensive disorders and fetal macrosomiaJessika van Hoorn
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Adelaide University, South Australia, Australia
Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol 42:29-34. 2002..CONCLUSIONS: Our data strongly suggest that GDM and obesity are not independent risk factors for pregnancy-induced hypertensive disorders... - Prothrombotic mechanisms in preeclampsiaG Dekker
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Lyell McEwin Health Service, Elizabeth Vale, Australia
Thromb Res 115:17-21. 2005 - Hypertension in pregnancyAndries Brink
Cardiovascular Journal of South Africa, Durbanville, W. Cape
Cardiovasc J S Afr 13:68-72. 2002 - Pre-eclampsiaBaha Sibai
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 231 Albert Sabin Way, ML 0526, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA
Lancet 365:785-99. 2005..We review findings on the diagnosis, risk factors, and pathogenesis of pre-eclampsia and the present status of its prediction, prevention, and management...