Positive self-talk and imagery designed to facilitate coping during periods of pain are examples of this. Thurber and colleagues have described the two-process model of control as it relates to controlling pediatric burn pain. Other interactive video-gaming technology that tracks body movements has also been shown to enhance participation and reduce pain and anxiety during physical therapy. They randomized 42 children between the ages of 3 and 14 years into either the experimental or control t. Hypnosis Hypnosis involves a blend of relaxation, imagery, and cognitive-based approaches. This technique deserves special attention because there are a number of reports on its use with burn pain, and, when it is effective, its impact on burn pain can be quite dramatic. There are more than 100 anecdotal reports in the literature indicating that hypnosis can dramatically reduce pain, and at least a dozen have been done with pain from burn injuries; however such studies lack control groups, standard measures of pain, or information about pain medications. The nature of a burn and its resulting care can cause a patient to become emotionally regressed. Such factors likely account for the frequent dramatic effects that are seen with hypnosis during burn care. On the other hand, hypnosis clearly will not benefit some burn patients, and the degree to which patients are inherently hypnotizable (or not hypnotizable) almost certainly has some bearing on this issue. The technology simply requires patients to open their eyes and watch the induction presented to them; minimal cognitive effort or skill is required. Delivering hypnosis in this way addresses several concerns of standard therapist-induced hypnosis. First, this standardized procedure allows for greater use in that it does not require a trained therapist to be present at each session. Second, with the visual images in front of them, it decreases the extent of cognitive effort required. This is important for patients who are taking opiate medications and cannot concentrate as effectively. It also helps those who are lower in visual imagery skills and therefore unable to visually imagine the scenes described by the therapist during traditional hypnosis. Preand postprocedure pain ratings were collected from patients undergoing painful wound care procedures over a 3-day period. There was a decrease in reported pain and anxiety, the need for opioid medication was cut in half, and there were no undesirable side effects. The acute nature and variable distribution of burn pain may make acupuncture a challenging modality to apply to this problem. For patients in the post-hospital, long-term rehabilitation phase, nonpharmacologic approaches from physical and occupational therapists become critical. Stretching, strengthening, increasing activity, and hot/cold therapy may all become instrumental in enhancing pain control during the rehabilitative stage. In a review of risk factors for anticipatory distress to painful medical procedures, Racine and colleagues found 77 articles that addressed this issue. Many of these factors are amenable to intervention with the techniques mentioned in this chapter. This approach has the advantage of not requiring a trained hypnotist to be present and appears to work as well as "live hypnosis. Preventative Services Task Force, they found 12 articles that met the study criteria and seven of the 12 articles were rated as "fair or good. Of the healthcare provider interventions, massage therapy and optimizing patient control during wound care were effective at relieving wound care pain when compared to a control group. It would be a tremendous benefit to the field if we could determine which variables are necessary to facilitate a positive parental presence and which variables serve as barriers to the success of this practice. They concluded that hypnosis seems to have a strong impact on the affective component of pain. The authors of these systematic reviews provided directions for future researchers that would advance our knowledge of the effectiveness of nonpharmacological interventions. These suggestions included the need for large sample sizes, documentation regarding study response rates and randomization methods, experimental control for premorbid psychosocial variables, details on instructions given to patients, cost outcomes, and assurance of treatment integrity/adherence. In addition, the number of pharmacokinetic studies of pain-relieving drugs of any kind in young children is virtually nil. Since approximately 35% of all burn injuries occur in children under 16 years of age, with a great majority of these occurring in children under 2 years of age, we have almost no information on which to base the use of pain-relieving drugs in burned children. It is no wonder that Perry and Heidrick264 found great disparity in what burn care staff would order or administer to a young child as compared to an adult with burns of similar size and area of distribution on the body. More pharmacokinetic studies in both adults and children with burn injuries must be initiated. Similar to the lack of conclusive data about the use of the various opioids or anxiolytic agents is the scarcity of scientific data to recommend any of the nonpharmacologic techniques. However significant progress has been made just since the previous edition of this book 5 years ago. Most burn centers recognize anxiety as contributing to patient discomfort and are beginning to treat both anxiety and pain. The major problem currently with these techniques is that they are personnel intensive and therefore are often not offered or reimbursed in the current managed care environment in the United States. Probably the first answer to that question is vigilance in assessment and flexibility in treatment. Patients show great individual variation in their responses to the variety of agents and modalities presented. A successful approach with a burned patient requires that healthcare personnel understand the pain associated with the different depths of wounds, the phase of the healing process, and the components of the pain response. For the burned patient during the initial 3­7 days, the more superficial areas give rise to moderate or severe pain, while the fullthickness areas contribute less to the overall pain response. By the second week post-burn, the moderately deep partialthickness burn with its multitude of skin buds accounts for the majority of the moderate to severe pain. In many burn centers, deep dermal and full-thickness burns are excised and grafted between the third and tenth days post-burn. Although this often eliminates the severe pain associated with wound débridement during the second and third week, donor sites are often as painful as the areas of more superficial burns were initially. Dressing changes 3­5 days postgrafting also may be accompanied by the removal of sutures or staples, a procedure that is usually described by patients as excruciatingly painful. By the third or fourth week, if the wounds are not mostly healed, anxiety and depression may cause a patient to perceive increased levels of pain. And, within a single phase of recovery and within a single patient, pain frequency and intensity will vary from day to day. A fixed and inflexible approach to treatment is likely to overmedicate on one day and undermedicate the next. To avoid over- and undermedication in adults, regimens that allow patients to control their own therapy seem most appropriate. This is very important for adults and teenagers, but children also can benefit from having this control. For background pain, the best control seems to be the use of slow-release opioids or other pain cocktails given on a nonpain contingent basis. Again, the most important aspect to remember with all of these regimens is flexibility. The other obvious aspect is to remember that a patient is not only the best person to assess his pain, but he is also the best to evaluate the success of the therapies provided. As challenging as managing comfort is for the healthcare provider, it is equally important to the burned patient. Recent studies suggest both physiologic and psychological reasons to successfully manage pain. 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Beneficial effects of silver foam dressing on healing of wounds with ulcers and infection control of burn patients. Extra-large negative pressure would therapy dressings for burns ­ initial experience with technique, fluid management, and outcomes. Fat injectin for cases of severe burn outcomes: a new perspective of scar remodeling and reduction. Aloe versus silver sulfadiazine creams for second degree burns: a randomized controlled study. A randomized controlled trial to test the analgesic efficacy of topical morphine on minor superficial and partial thickness burns in accident and emergency departments. Management of blisters in the partial-thickness burn: an integrative research review. Pain control in a randomized, controlled, clinical trial comparing moist exposed burn ointment and conventional methods in patients with partial-thickness burns. A prospective, randomized trial of Acticoat versus silver sulfadiazine in the treatment of partial thickness burns: which method is less painful Using a new lipidocolloid dressing in paediatric wounds: results of French and German clinical studies. Clinical experiences of using a cellulose dressing on burns and donor site wounds. Suprathel- Ann innovative resorbable skin substitute for the treatment of burn victims. Clinical effectiveness of non contact low frequency non thermal ultrasound in burn care ostomy. Acoustic pressure wound therapy for management of mixed partial- and full-thickness burns in a rural wound center. Fentanyl clearance and volume of distribution are increased in patients with major burns. The influence of renal function on the renal clearance of morphine and its glucuronide metabolites in intensive-care patients. A comparison of oral transmucosal fentanyl citrate and oral hydromorphone for inpatient pediatric burn wound care analgesia. 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Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med 3(2):a011684, 2013 Fried S, Kozer E, Nulman I, et al: Malformation rates in children of women with untreated epilepsy: a meta-analysis. Birth Defects Res Part A Clin Mol Teratol 76:193, 2006 Guttmacher Institute: State facts about unintended pregnancies. Obstet Gynecol 111(4):865, 2008 Kouba S, Hällström T, Lindholm C, et al: Pregnancy and neonatal outcomes in women with eating disorders. Obstet Gynecol 105:255, 2005 Kuliev A, Pakhalchuk T, Verlinsky O, et al: Preimplantation genetic diagnosis for hemoglobinopathies. Am J Obstet Gynecol 217:270, 2017 Maillot F, Cook P, Lilburn M, et al: A practical approach to maternal phenylketonuria management. J Am Coll Cardiol 66(8):905, 2015 Medical Research Council Vitamin Study Research Group: Prevention of neural tube defects: results of the Medical Research Council vitamin study. Clin Nephrol 83(2):73, 2015 Qin J, Liu X, Sheng X, et al: Assisted reproductive technology and the risk of pregnancy-related complications and adverse pregnancy outcomes in singleton pregnancies: a meta-analysis of cohort studies. Philadelphia, Saunders, 1991 Tomson T, Battino D: Pregnancy and epilepsy: what should we tell our patients J Neurol 256(6):856, 2009 Tough S, Tofflemire K, Clarke M, et al: Do women change their drinking behaviors while trying to conceive Clin Med Res 4:97, 2006 Tripathi A, Rankin J, Aarvold J, et al: Preconception counseling in women with diabetes: a population-based study in the North of England. Preventive Services Task Force: Final update summary: folic acid to prevent neural tube defects. American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics Therapeutics Committee 16:356, 2014 Waldenström U, Cnattingius S, Norman M, et al: Advanced maternal age and stillbirth risk in nulliparous and parous women. Whitridge Williams (1903) As emphasized above by Williams, prenatal care is important. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (2017) a comprehensive antepartum program is defined as: "a coordinated approach to medical care, continuous risk assessment, and psychological support that optimally begins before conception and extends throughout the postpartum period and interconceptional period. In 2014, the percentages of non-Hispanic white, Hispanic, and African-American women who received inadequate or no prenatal care were 4. Prenatal Care Effectiveness Care designed during the early 1900s focused on lowering the extremely high maternal mortality rate. Prenatal care undoubtedly contributed to the dramatic decline in this mortality rate from 690 deaths per 100,000 births in 1920 to 50 per 100,000 by 1955 (Loudon, 1992). And, the low current maternal mortality rate of 10 to 15 per 100,000 is likely associated with the high utilization of this care (Xu, 2010). Indeed, data from 1998 to 2005 from the Pregnancy Mortality Surveillance System identified a fivefold increased risk for maternal death in women who received no prenatal care (Berg, 2010). In a study of almost 29 million births, the risk for preterm birth, stillbirth, early and late neonatal death, and infant death rose linearly with decreasing prenatal care (Partridge, 2012). Similarly, Leveno and associates (2009) found that a significant decline in preterm births at Parkland Hospital correlated closely with increased use of prenatal care by medically indigent women. Moreover, National Center for Health Statistics data showed that women with prenatal care had an overall stillbirth rate of 2. Evaluating the format of care, Ickovics and coworkers (2016) compared individual prenatal care and group prenatal care. The latter provided traditional pregnancy surveillance in a group setting with special focus on support, education, and active health-care participation. Women enrolled in group prenatal care had significantly better pregnancy outcomes. Childbirth education classes are also reported to result in better pregnancy outcomes (Afshar, 2017). Adolescent pregnancies carry special risk, and guidelines have been developed that focus on this subgroup (Fleming, 2015). Few data are available to recommend the practice of offering tangible incentives to improve prenatal care attendance (Till, 2015). Further, presumptive signs or diagnostic findings of pregnancy may be found during examination. Sonography is often used, particularly if miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy is a concern. Symptoms and Signs Amenorrhea in a healthy reproductive-aged woman who previously has experienced spontaneous, cyclical, predictable menses is highly suggestive of pregnancy. Menstrual cycles vary appreciably in length among women and even in the same woman (Chap. Thus, amenorrhea is not a reliable pregnancy indicator until 10 days or more after expected menses have passed. Occasionally, uterine bleeding that mimics menstruation is noted after conception. During the first month of pregnancy, these episodes are likely the consequence of blastocyst implantation. Still, first-trimester bleeding should generally prompt evaluation for an abnormal pregnancy. Of other symptoms, maternal perception of fetal movement depends on factors such as parity and habitus. A primigravida may not appreciate fetal movements until approximately 2 weeks later. At about 20 weeks, depending on maternal habitus, an examiner can begin to detect fetal movements. Of pregnancy signs, changes in the lower reproductive tract, uterus, and breasts develop early. With a sensitive test, the hormone can be detected in maternal serum or urine by 8 to 9 days after ovulation. These are produced by an individual and bind to the animal-derived test antibodies used in a given immunoassay. Thus, women who have worked closely with animals are more likely to develop these antibodies, and alternative laboratory techniques are available (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 2017a). Home Pregnancy Tests Over-the-counter pregnancy test kits have been available since the early 1970s, and millions are sold annually in the United States. Accordingly, only about 15 percent of pregnancies could be diagnosed at the time of the missed menses. Some manufacturers of even newer home urine assays claim >99-percent accuracy of tests done on the day of-and some up to 4 days before-the expected day of menses. Again, careful analysis suggests that these assays are often not as sensitive as advertised (Johnson, 2015). Sonographic Recognition of Pregnancy Transvaginal sonography has revolutionized early pregnancy imaging and is commonly used to accurately establish gestational age and confirm pregnancy location. A gestational sac-a small anechoic fluid collection within the endometrial cavity-is the first sonographic evidence of pregnancy. A fluid collection, however, can also be seen within the endometrial cavity with an ectopic pregnancy and is termed a pseudogestational sac or pseudosac. Thus, further evaluation may be warranted if this is the only sonographic finding, particularly in a woman with pain or bleeding. A normal gestational sac implants eccentrically in the endometrium, whereas a pseudosac is seen in the midline of the endometrial cavity. The double decidual sign is noted surrounding the gestational sac and is defined by the decidua parietalis (white asterisk) and the decidua capsularis (yellow asterisk). The arrow notes the yolk sac, and the crown-rump length of the embryo is marked with measuring calipers. Major goals are to: (1) define the health status of the mother and fetus, (2) estimate the gestational age, and (3) initiate a plan for continued obstetrical care. Subsequent care may range from relatively infrequent routine visits to prompt hospitalization because of serious maternal or fetal disease. Typical Components of Routine Prenatal Care Prenatal Record Use of a standardized record within a perinatal health-care system greatly aids antepartum and intrapartum management. Standardizing documentation allows communication and care continuity between providers and enables objective measures of care quality to be evaluated over time and across different clinical settings (Gregory, 2006). A prototype is provided by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (2017) in their Guidelines for Perinatal Care, 8th edition. Definitions Several definitions are pertinent to establishment of an accurate prenatal record. Gravida-a woman who currently is pregnant or has been in the past, irrespective of the pregnancy outcome. With the establishment of the first pregnancy, she becomes a primigravida, and with successive pregnancies, a multigravida. She may not have been pregnant or may have had a spontaneous or elective abortion(s) or an ectopic pregnancy. Primipara-a woman who has been delivered only once of a fetus or fetuses born alive or dead with an estimated length of gestation of 20 or more weeks. This threshold is now controversial because many states still use this weight to differentiate a stillborn fetus from an abortus (Chap. It is not increased to a higher number if multiples are delivered in a given pregnancy. In some locales, the obstetrical history is summarized by a series of digits connected by dashes. These refer to the number of term infants, preterm infants, abortuses younger than 20 weeks, and children currently alive. For example, a woman who is para 2­1­0­3 has had two term deliveries, one preterm delivery, no abortuses, and has three living children. Because these are nonconventional, it is helpful to specify the outcome of any pregnancy that did not end normally. Normal Pregnancy Duration the normal duration of pregnancy calculated from the first day of the last normal menstrual period is very close to 280 days or 40 weeks. In a study of 427,581 singleton pregnancies from the Swedish Birth Registry, Bergsjø and coworkers (1990) found that the mean pregnancy duration was 281 days with a standard deviation of 13 days. However, menstrual cycle length varies among women and renders many of these calculations inaccurate. This, combined with the frequent use of first-trimester sonography, has changed the method of determining an accurate gestational age (Duryea, 2015). The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (2017e), the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine have concluded that first-trimester ultrasound is the most accurate method to establish or reaffirm gestational age. For pregnancies conceived by assisted reproductive technology, embryo age or transfer date is used to assign gestational age. If available, the gestational ages calculated from the last menstrual period and from first-trimester ultrasound are compared, and this estimated date of delivery is recorded. A quick estimate of a pregnancy due date based on menstrual data can be made as follows: add 7 days to the first day of the last period and subtract 3 months. For example, if the first day of the last menses was October 5, the due date is 10­05 minus 3 (months) plus 7 (days) = 7­12, or July 12 of the following year. This calculation is the Naegele rule (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 2017e). Trimesters It has become customary to divide pregnancy into three equal epochs or trimesters of approximately 3 calendar months. Historically, the first trimester extends through completion of 14 weeks, the second through 28 weeks, and the third includes the 29th through 42nd weeks of pregnancy. For example, most spontaneous abortions take place during the first trimester, whereas most women with hypertensive disorders due to pregnancy are diagnosed during the third trimester. In modern obstetrics, the clinical use of trimesters to describe a specific pregnancy is imprecise. For example, it is inappropriate in cases of uterine hemorrhage to categorize the problem temporally as "third-trimester bleeding. Because precise knowledge of fetal age is imperative for ideal obstetrical management, the clinically appropriate unit is weeks of gestation completed. And more recently, clinicians designate gestational age using completed weeks and days, for example, 334/7 weeks or 33 + 4, for 33 completed weeks and 4 days. Previous and Current Health Status As elsewhere in medicine, history taking begins with queries concerning medical or surgical disorders. Also, detailed information regarding previous pregnancies is essential as many obstetrical complications tend to recur in subsequent pregnancies. Gestational or menstrual age is the number of weeks since the onset of the last menstrual period in women with menstrual cycles lasting 28 to 30 days. For those with irregular menses, sonography in early pregnancy will clarify gestational age. Last, some methods of birth control favor ectopic implantation following method failure (Chap. The American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (2017) define psychosocial issues as nonbiomedical factors that affect mental and physical well-being. Women should be screened regardless of social status, education level, race, or ethnicity. Such screening should seek barriers to care, communication obstacles, nutritional status, unstable housing, desire for pregnancy, safety concerns that include intimatepartner violence, depression, stress, and use of substances such as tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs. This screening is performed on a regular basis, at least once per trimester, to identify important issues and reduce adverse pregnancy outcomes. Coker and colleagues (2012) compared pregnancy outcomes in women before and after implementation of a universal psychosocial screening program and found that screened women were less likely to have preterm or low-birthweight newborns, as well as other adverse outcomes. Based on the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, these women were more likely younger, had less education, and were either Alaska Natives or American Indians (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2013a). Notable among these are greater rates of miscarriage, stillbirth, low birthweight, and preterm delivery (Man, 2006; Tong, 2013). There is also a twofold risk of placenta previa, placental abruption, and premature membrane rupture compared with nonsmokers. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that clinicians offer counseling and effective intervention options to pregnant smokers at the first and subsequent prenatal visits (Siu, 2015). Although benefits are greatest if smoking ceases early in pregnancy or preferably preconceptionally, quitting at any stage of pregnancy can improve perinatal outcomes (Fiore, 2008). Person-to-person psychosocial interventions are significantly more successful in achieving smoking abstinence in pregnancy than is simply advising the woman to quit (Fiore, 2008).

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Both myeloid and erythroid cells are continually produced by progenitors that are from hematopoietic stem cells (Golub, 2013; Heinig, 2015). The first erythrocytes released into the fetal circulation are nucleated and macrocytic. The mean cell volume is at least 180 fL in the embryo and decreases to 105 to 115 fL at term. The erythrocytes of aneuploid fetuses generally do not undergo this maturation and maintain high mean cell volumes- 130 fL on average (Sipes, 1991). As fetal development progresses, more and more of the circulating erythrocytes are smaller and nonnucleated. With fetal growth, both the blood volume in the common fetoplacental circulation and hemoglobin concentration increase. The Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (2015) recommends a cutoff hematocrit value of 30 percent to define anemia. Reticulocytes are initially present at high levels, but decrease to 4 to 5 percent of the total at term. Fetal erythrocytes differ structurally and metabolically from those in the adult (Baron, 2012). Erythropoiesis is controlled primarily by fetal erythropoietin because maternal erythropoietin does not cross the placenta. Fetal hormone production is influenced by testosterone, estrogen, prostaglandins, thyroid hormone, and lipoproteins (Stockman, 1992). Although the exact production site is disputed, the fetal liver appears to be an important source until renal production begins. There is a close correlation between the erythropoietin concentration in amnionic fluid and that in umbilical venous blood obtained by cordocentesis. In contrast, platelet production reaches stable levels by midpregnancy, although there is some variation across gestation. The fetal and neonatal platelet count is subject to various agents as discussed in Chapter 15 (p. Genes for -type chains are on chromosome 11, and those for -type chains on 132chromosome 16. Each of these genes is turned on and then off during fetal life, until and genes, which direct the production of adult hemoglobin A, are permanently activated. The timing of production of each of these early hemoglobins corresponds to the site of hemoglobin production. Fetal blood is first produced in the yolk sac, where hemoglobins Gower 1, Gower 2, and Portland are made. When hemopoiesis finally moves to the bone marrow, adult-type hemoglobin A appears in fetal red blood cells and is present in progressively greater amounts as the fetus matures (Pataryas, 1972). If an -gene mutation or deletion occurs, no alternate -type chain can be substituted to form functional hemoglobin. In contrast, at least two versions of the chain- and -remain in production throughout fetal life and beyond. In the case of a -gene mutation or deletion, these two other versions of the chain often continue to be produced, resulting in hemoglobin A2 or hemoglobin F, which substitute for the abnormal or missing hemoglobin. Genes are turned off by methylation of their control region, which is discussed in Chapter 13 (p. For example, in newborns of diabetic women, hemoglobin F may persist due to hypomethylation of the gene (Perrine, 1988). With sickle cell anemia, the gene remains unmethylated, and large quantities of fetal hemoglobin continue to be produced. As discussed on page 140, there is a functional difference between hemoglobins A and F. At any given oxygen tension and at identical pH, fetal erythrocytes that contain mostly hemoglobin F bind more oxygen than do those that contain nearly all hemoglobin A. The amount of hemoglobin F in fetal erythrocytes begins to decrease in the last weeks of pregnancy. During the first 6 to 12 months of life, the hemoglobin F proportion continues to decline and eventually reaches the low levels found in adult erythrocytes. Coagulation Factors With the exception of fibrinogen, there are no embryonic forms of the various hemostatic proteins. The fetus starts producing normal, adult-type procoagulant, fibrinolytic, and anticoagulant proteins by 12 weeks. Because they do not cross the placenta, their concentrations at birth are markedly below the levels that develop within a few weeks of life (Corrigan, 1992). Without prophylactic treatment, the levels of vitamin K-dependent coagulation factors usually decrease even further during the first few days after birth. This decline is amplified in breastfed infants and may lead to newborn hemorrhage (Chap. Fetal fibrinogen, which appears as early as 5 weeks, has the same amino acid composition as adult fibrinogen, however, it has different properties (Klagsbrun, 1988). It forms a less compressible clot, and the fibrin monomer has a lower degree of aggregation (Heimark, 1988). Although plasma fibrinogen levels at birth are less than those in nonpregnant adults, the protein is functionally more active than adult fibrinogen (Ignjatovic, 2011). Nielsen (1969) described low levels of plasminogen and elevated fibrinolytic activity in cord plasma compared with that of maternal plasma. Despite this relative reduction in procoagulants, the fetus appears to be protected from hemorrhage, and fetal bleeding is rare. Even after invasive fetal procedures such as cordocentesis, excessive bleeding is uncommon. Ney and coworkers (1989) have shown that amnionic fluid thromboplastins and a factor(s) in Wharton jelly combine to aid coagulation at the umbilical cord puncture site. Various thrombophilias may cause thromboses and pregnancy complications in adults (Chap. If the fetus inherits one of these mutations, thrombosis and infarction can develop in the placenta or fetal organs. Plasma Proteins Liver enzymes and other plasma proteins are produced by the fetus, and these levels do not correlate with maternal levels (Weiner, 1992). Concentrations of plasma proteins, which include albumin, lactic dehydrogenase, aspartate aminotransferase, -glutamyl transpeptidase, and alanine transferase, all rise. At birth, mean total plasma protein and albumin concentrations in fetal blood are similar to maternal levels. This is important because albumin binds unconjugated bilirubin to prevent kernicterus in the newborn (Chap. Respiratory System Lung maturation and biochemical indices of functional fetal lung maturity are important predictors of early neonatal outcome. Morphological or functional immaturity at birth leads to the development of the respiratory distress syndrome (Chap. A sufficient amount of surface-active materials-collectively referred to as surfactant-in the amnionic fluid is evidence of fetal lung maturity. As Liggins (1994) emphasized, however, the structural and morphological maturation of fetal lung also is extraordinarily important to proper lung function. Anatomical Maturation the limits of viability appear to be determined by the usual process of pulmonary growth. Like the branching of a tree, lung development proceeds along an established timetable that apparently cannot be hastened by antenatal or neonatal therapy. Within this framework, four essential lung development stages are described by Moore (2000). First, the pseudoglandular stage entails growth of the intrasegmental bronchial tree between the 5th and 17th weeks. Second, during the canalicular stage, from 16 to 25 weeks, the bronchial cartilage plates extend peripherally. Each terminal bronchiole gives rise to several respiratory bronchioles, and each of these in turn divides into multiple saccular ducts. During this stage, alveoli give rise to primitive pulmonary alveoli, that is, the terminal sacs. Simultaneously, an extracellular matrix develops from proximal to distal lung segments until term. Finally, the alveolar stage begins during the late fetal period and continues well into childhood. At birth, only approximately 15 percent of the adult number of alveoli is present. One example is fetal renal agenesis, in which amnionic fluid is absent at the beginning of lung growth, and major defects occur in all four developmental stages. In another instance, the fetus with membrane rupture and subsequent oligohydramnios before 20 weeks usually exhibits nearly normal bronchial branching and cartilage development but has immature alveoli. In contrast, membrane rupture after 24 weeks may have minimal long-term effect on pulmonary structure. In another example, various growth factors are expressed abnormally in the fetus with a diaphragmatic hernia (Candilira, 2015). Finally, vitamin D is thought to be important for several aspects of lung development (Hart, 2015; Lykkedegn, 2015). Pulmonary Surfactant After the first breath, the terminal sacs must remain expanded despite the pressure imparted by the tissue-to-air interface, and surfactant keeps them from collapsing. These cells are characterized by multivesicular bodies that produce the lamellar bodies in which surfactant is assembled. During late fetal life, at a time when the alveolus is characterized by a water-to-tissue interface, the intact lamellar bodies are secreted from the lung and swept into the amnionic fluid during respiratory-like movements that are termed fetal breathing. At birth, with the first breath, an air-to-tissue interface is established in the lung alveolus. Surfactant uncoils from the lamellar bodies and spreads to line the alveolus to prevent alveolar collapse during expiration. Nearly 80 percent of the glycerophospholipids are phosphatidylcholines (lecithins). The apoproteins are produced in the endoplasmic reticulum, and the glycerophospholipids are synthesized by cooperative interactions of several cellular organelles. Phospholipid is the primary surface tension-lowering component of surfactant, whereas the apoproteins aid the forming and reforming of a surface film. Since Liggins (1969) observed accelerated lung maturation in lamb fetuses given glucocorticosteroids prior to preterm delivery, many suggested that fetal cortisol stimulates lung maturation and surfactant synthesis. It is unlikely that corticosteroids are the only stimulus for augmented surfactant formation. However, when these are administered at certain critical times, they may improve preterm fetal lung maturation. As fetal lung therapy, antenatal betamethasone and dexamethasone use and neonatal replacement surfactant therapy are discussed in Chapter 34 (p. Breathing Fetal respiratory muscles develop early, and chest wall movements are detected sonographically as early as 11 weeks (Koos, 2014). From the beginning of the fourth month, the fetus engages in respiratory movement sufficiently intense to move amnionic fluid in and out of the respiratory tract. Some extrauterine events have effects on fetal breathing, for example, maternal exercise stimulates it (Sussman, 2016). Digestive System After its embryogenic formation from the yolk sac as the primordial gut, the digestive system forms the intestines and various appendages. The foregut gives rise to the pharynx, lower respiratory system, esophagus, stomach, proximal duodenum, liver, pancreas, and biliary tree. The midgut gives rise to the distal duodenum, jejunum, ileum, cecum, appendix, and the right colon. The hindgut develops into the left colon, rectum, and the superior portion of the anal canal. Numerous malformations develop in these structures from improper rotation, fixation, and partitioning. Swallowing begins at 10 to 12 weeks, coincident with the ability of the small intestine to undergo peristalsis and actively transport glucose (Koldovsky, 1965). As a correlate, neonates born preterm may have swallowing difficulties because of immature gut motility (Singendonk, 2014). Much of the water in swallowed fluid is absorbed, and unabsorbed matter is propelled to the lower colon. Gitlin (1974) demonstrated that late in pregnancy, approximately 800 mg of soluble protein is ingested daily by the fetus. The stimulus for swallowing is unclear, but the fetal neural analogue of thirst, gastric emptying, and change in the amnionic fluid composition are potential factors (Boyle, 1992). The fetal taste buds may play a role because saccharin injected into amnionic fluid increases swallowing, whereas injection of a noxious chemical inhibits it (Liley, 1972). Fetal swallowing appears to have little effect on amnionic fluid volume early in pregnancy because the volume swallowed is small compared with the total. However, term fetuses swallow between 200 and 760 mL per day-an amount comparable to that of the term neonate (Pritchard, 1966). Thus at term, amnionic fluid volume regulation can be substantially altered by fetal swallowing. Hydrochloric acid and some digestive enzymes are present in the stomach and small intestine in minimal amounts in the early fetus. The preterm neonate, depending on its gestational age, may have transient deficiencies of these enzymes (Lebenthal, 1983). Movement of amnionic fluid through the gastrointestinal system may enhance growth and development of the alimentary canal. For example, anencephalic fetuses, in which swallowing is limited, often have normal amnionic fluid volume and normal-appearing gastrointestinal tract.

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A slash wound has more length than depth while a stab wound has more depth than length. Firearm wounds, blast wounds, and burns and scalds cause a combination of different types of wound due to the characteristics and constituents of the offending material. While loose, lost, or impacted teeth pose obvious problems for the patient, they also provide vital clues in the event of medicolegal cases and suspected foul play, especially where death has occurred. While the surgeon in this instance does not play an active role in the management of the patient, but an equally important and central role in the criminal investigation process, he or she must not take this role lightly. Reporting on the dentition using the standard representation of the full adult dentition of eight teeth per quadrant numbered from medial to lateral, starting with the right upper and then proceeding to the left upper then followed by the left lower and finally the right lower quadrant, is a crucial part of documentation of the injury. The teeth not only furnish information about the age of the patient but also the sex by the presence of Barr bodies in the nucleus of the cells in the soft and hard tissues. The impact of trauma may be manifest as bleeding, shock, airway obstruction, loss of consciousness or loss of function, infection, and permanent disability. Thus, injuries may be known as simple or non-grievous injuries when a wound or bodily damage is caused without serious consequences and grievous injuries when loss of life, limb, or function occurs. Some variations may occur and range from endangering injuries to fatal injuries to include the gamut of simple and grievous injuries. One of the principal concerns when dealing with any trauma is whether one is doing the right thing-technically and also morally, legally, and ethically. Many a time, a doctor carries out a procedure in the best interest of the patient without attention to important issues such as documentation, investigation of the cause, mode or background of the trauma, and, of course, personal safety. This is more likely in cases where foul play has occurred and the aggrieved party has filed a medicolegal case with a view to seeking increased compensation or justice or both. Surgery in such instances should be deferred for at least 3­4 weeks and preferably 6­8 weeks, in order to allow stabilization of the acute injury and organization of the scar or callus and thus minimize blood loss during surgery. Exceptions are reduction of a nasal bone fracture, suturing of a pinna laceration, or decompression of the facial nerve in case of bony impingement. One must realize that optimal surgical results for the treatment of the primary cause are only possible once the effects of acute injury have worn off. Edema, congestion, granulation tissue, and infection are other reasons why definitive surgery may have to be postponed. This would also allow better evaluation of the social, financial, and legal aspects of the traumatic event with regard to the primary lesion. Legal and ethical considerations should take into account that disclosure is sometimes not only permissible but also compulsory. The Data Protection Act, Mental Capacity Act, codes of professional conduct, matters pertaining to the interest of public health, and the presence of advance directives if any must be borne in mind. A quick screen for telltale criminal behavior is important and should be an instinctive part of the initial evaluation of a trauma patient, such as may happen when a dangerous or lethal weapon is probably being concealed. Many a time, a trauma patient may refuse emergency care by forgetting or being ignorant of the serious and irreversible consequences of doing the same. The presence of intoxication, head injury, hypoxia, mental illness, old age, and dementia may be found to interfere with the ability of the patient to make a decision, but it must not be mistaken for diminished mental capacity. Enough time and opportunity must be given to the patient till he or she is in a state of mind to make a rational decision regarding his or her treatment. Paperwork and relevant documentation are extremely important in order to safeguard the medicolegal aspects of trauma management. It is imperative to distinguish between ethics and the law and important to remember that following the law does not necessarily result in ethical behavior, and conversely, ethical behavior may not always be protected by the law. The outcomes of legal and ethical considerations, though similar, may differ greatly if analyzed in the theoretical context. The four tenets of ethical behavior must be followed at all times, and these include beneficence, justice, non-maleficence, and autonomy. All this involves rapid decision making and procedural skills, the capacity for which usually comes from experience but also gleaned in considerable measure by correct and sustained training. The provision of care must be accompanied by correct and relevant documentation in the form of medical records and followed up with periodic audit and review. Clinical dilemmas and the research aspects of trauma often spill over from the emergency center into the intensive care unit and operation theater. As the patient is often in alien and unfamiliar surroundings, far removed from his or her usual medical or insurance provider, there are high levels of frustration, stress, and anxiety. The emergency care provider is often not aware of pre-existing conditions and not in a condition to obtain an adequate medical history, and so the chances of errors and subsequent complications are very high indeed. Expensive and lifesaving equipment is very often employed to provide care to trauma patients without prejudice, and consideration of reimbursement or outcomes, and thus the management of trauma, is a labor-intensive and perhaps not economically viable option in many trauma centers. Consent is often tacit and implied and not always expressed, complicating decision making and leading to legal hassles later. Multiple providers increase the risk of missing other injuries, especially those which fall outside the purview of a particular specialty. Special cases include sexual assault, drug-related injuries, elder or child abuse, and interpersonal family violence. Meticulous documentation is imperative, and recalling things and events from memory, especially following a tense situation, is not even a close substitute for a careful and detailed clinical record done in real time. A range of conditions from minor to life-threatening may exist, and the patient may not disclose many personal details, leading health practitioners to practice excessive use of personal protection, which understandably causes an unpleasant experience for the patient. The chances of the patient having committed an offense or concealing a weapon pose considerable risk to staff, but an investigation of the same may be resisted on the grounds of invasion of privacy. Different countries across the world have designated sections in their penal code signifying the type of injury and the penalty or punishment thereof, and a detailed discussion of the same is beyond the scope of this book. Whole fresh blood, stored blood, and packed red cells with additives are used to make up severe blood loss in hemorrhagic conditions. The risk of infection and contamination is high with fresh whole blood; thus, it is always better to use blood that has been safely tested and stored under optimum conditions. Similarly, cryoprecipitate may be used when pre-existing conditions such as hypofibrinogenemia or afibrinogenemia exist. According to recent guidelines, blood products need to be given if the hemoglobin (Hb) is less than 8 g percent, and not 10 g percent as was earlier the 2. Also, any elective procedure in the management of trauma may be done with the administration of oral iron, a semi-elective one with iron injections, an emergency with packed red cells, or blood component, and whole blood may be reserved for only a dire emergency. As a rule of thumb, any mucosal bleed or a platelet count below 25,000 should be managed with a platelet transfusion. While it is fairly easy to assess the amount of obvious or visible blood loss, the trauma physician or surgeon must also bear in mind invisible blood loss, or that which might be taking place inside a body compartment and is therefore not obvious. This is particularly important in the case of polytrauma and is likely to happen in the case of concomitant head, pelvic, thoracic, or abdominal injury. A thorough physical examination of the whole patient is therefore of utmost importance, regardless of which specialty is primarily called upon to manage the trauma patient. Though the body has four times the reserve capacity for blood loss, it is incumbent upon any practitioner of trauma, and at any level, to be able to swiftly gauge the gravity of the situation. In disasters and mass casualties, surgeons from various disciplines may be called upon to deal with victims of trauma. It is usually seen that in such instances, surgeons of different specialties limit themselves to the region of their expertise, but many a time there may be an overlap. For example, otolaryngologists are intimately familiar with facial injuries, but so are plastic and reconstructive surgeons. Though first aid and primary management can be carried out by either one, the higher specialty should naturally take over when a difficulty or complication is encountered, if such services are available in the immediate or nearby location. Failure to ensure this may result in medicolegal hassles and delay in the treatment of the patient. It is crucial to maintain accurate details of a trauma event in such records not only for the proper treatment to be carried out at each level, and often at the different places that the patient might receive treatment, but also for medicolegal purposes, such as when giving evidence in a court of law. Countries adopting a green policy and switching to a completely paperless system are now allowing electronic information of patients to be provided in a court of law. However, a good number of these also maintain parallel paper records where minute and essential details are documented. This is especially relevant in case of patients suffering from chronic disease, psychiatric illness, and sexually transmitted diseases. In the event of a trauma, such details may be missing and may interfere with the comprehensive management of the patient. As anatomical structure is distorted by trauma, clinical photographs taken in correct scientific orientation help not only to understand the mechanism by which the trauma has occurred but also how to plan treatment. Comparison with previous photographs of the patient when healthy helps to predict the extent and outcome of surgical correction and sets realistic expectations. This is extremely important in order to avoid patient dissatisfaction and the inclination to seek legal remedy if the treatment does not produce the outcome desired. Documentation is thus extremely important even in the case of such exigencies and not just in planned, cold, and elective cases. Clinical photographs are an important source of information as documentation is required not only for medical and academic purposes but also for the purpose of insurance, legal matters, and future follow-up. The services of a professional photographer are desirable and indeed mandatory for many settings, though photographic documentation may also be done on personal devices such as mobile phones, digital cameras, and laptop computers by individual practitioners. Documentation in trauma may suffer from the recording of minute but important details because of the urgency of the situation and lack of time. Nevertheless, it is crucial to maintain medical records for not only the immediate management of the patient but also to fulfill medicolegal and insurance purposes as well as future follow-up. Modern devices such as electronic medical records, with or without the help of speech recognition software and implements in the form of Dictaphone, go a long way in maintaining detailed documentation. This is indeed a tall order given the emergent nature of managing trauma and the need to innovate and improvise according to the situation at hand. Combined with proper documentation, clear communication helps to expedite and optimize the management of a trauma victim. Surgeons by and large are wary of antibiotics and antimicrobial resistance, on the one hand, and compelled to use multiple antibiotics in the face of complicated trauma. Unlike elective surgery, it is almost impossible to prevent contamination and risk of infection when dealing with trauma, except in certain cases of iatrogenic trauma. Antimicrobial drugs may be used by surgeons for the prevention of wound infection and also for its treatment. The instances in which trauma surgeons need to be cognizant of antibiotic use, especially in the case of wound infection prophylaxis, lie in several parameters. The most important one is to determine the benefits of prophylactic antibiotic use against its inherent risks. Another crucial factor in determining risk is the status of the wound, in other words, whether it is clean, contaminated, clean-contaminated, or dirty, as is popularly practiced. The extent or magnitude of the operative procedure, in other words the amount and depth of tissue involved, plays a major role in selecting an antibiotic for prophylaxis or whether or not prophylaxis is required at all. The further choice of the antibiotic depends on whether the tissue concerned is compatible for the antibiotic, for example, quinolones such as ciprofloxacin penetrate cartilage well, whereas clindamycin is suitable for the salivary glands. The time of scheduling of the surgery and also its duration are further determinants of the use of a prophylactic antibiotic. It is best administered as close as possible to the time of taking the first incision, and a procedure of long duration may require more than one dose of prophylaxis. In many developing countries, public sector hospitals dispense antibiotics depending upon the availability of current stock and government policies pertaining to that region, which may or may not be along recommended and expected guidelines. Doctors are not uniform in their use of antibiotics, in many instances owing to ignorance and absence of a culture of evidence based practice. Dogma and profiteering by individual doctors and pharmacists also play no mean role in the emergence of antimicrobial resistance. More than anything, it is in the treatment of trauma that many of these considerations must be borne in mind because the patient is often forced to seek treatment in a place that is unfamiliar, and much of these factors might be overlooked. Wound infection then becomes a much more challenging problem to deal with than the mere management of the acute trauma itself. A useful way to deal with this is to opt for a topical preparation whenever applicable. Trainees of various levels of skill and experience and the influx or migration of medical professionals from different ethnicities, cultures, and philosophies mean that chaos and confusion often rule in many trauma services and trauma centers. The concept of damage control surgery has resulted in staggered and multiple operative procedures, often at the hands of different providers, complicating care and making the provision of trauma services extremely exasperating for most patients. While the decision to withhold or withdraw life support is a medical one, political and cultural factors may play a major role and confound the situation greatly. This is always desirable but at the same time unpredictable in certain situations and also dependent on various factors surrounding the trauma episode. At times, tissue regeneration can go haywire and result in unsightly scarring and loss of function, as seen in facial deformity and airway stenosis. Experimental studies are now focused on the recognition of agents that are crucial to tissue repair and renewal and the use of antagonistic agents that could help to keep florid and uncontrollable repair processes under check. While the use of this is tested and tried in malignancies like renal cell and colon carcinoma, research is on for use of the same in trauma and various other diseases. Platelet-rich plasma, mesenchymal stem cells, and hepatocyte growth factor show promising results as well in both "in vitro" and "in vivo" models [3­6]. Most research in trauma is in the area of experimental basic research on the one hand and minimally invasive observational research on the other because the authority to waive consent or use delayed consent is not available to trauma service providers. This naturally deters useful and practical research, such as that into newer modalities of treatment like devices, procedures, and even drugs. Institutional mandate for ethical review makes any research beyond retrospective case series and audits cumbersome, and taking the research protocol through all the necessary steps is daunting for most trauma practitioners. Conclusion Even though trauma is unpredictable, sudden, and very often life-threatening, specific principles and guidelines must always be borne in mind. These must be applied as per the demands of a particular situation, all the time keeping in mind the medicolegal problems which may prove daunting in many cases. Platelet preparations for use in facial rejuvenation and wound healing: a critical review of current literature. Effect of neural-induced mesenchymal stem cells and platelet rich plasma on facial nerve regeneration in an acute nerve injury model.