New test data on a particular subset of Takata airbag inflators show a far
higher risk of ruptures during airbag deployment, according to a recent article published by Brett Emison, partner at Langdon & Emison.
Not exact matches
While
rupture rate is slightly
higher in women attempting a VBAC -LRB-.4 %) when compared with the
rupture rate
of women who have an ERC -LRB-.2 %), it is roughly the same
risk of rupture when compared to a first time mom attempting a vaginal delivery!
No, I'm not confusing facts... a uterine
rupture can occur DURING a c - section, and I never said that MORE occured, just that statistically the
risk of rupture is
higher (mainly because as you have more c - sections the scarred area and tissue surrounding it gets weaker) and even that fact aside, there are plenty
of other
risks with c - section that I know many moms who were never informed
of them when considering a repeat c vs a vbac, but were certainly informed
of the
risks of the vbac... that has nothing to do with c - sections being more convenient and more costly though.
I'm sure you also tell all
of your vbac candidates that they should get repeat c - sections because
of the
risk of uterine
rupture, when really the
risk of uterine
rupture is
HIGHER with a c - section, and even higher with a repeat c - se
HIGHER with a c - section, and even
higher with a repeat c - se
higher with a repeat c - section.
Examples I personally can document: a plague
of deadly bacteria in the newborn nursery killing 3 previously healthy newborns, exploding the fetal lungs with too forceful dose
of oxygen after birth by inexperienced doctor, crushing the skull during forceps extraction, overdose
of adrenalin to newborn by a nurse, slow paging or slow response to call to resuscitate newborn, exploding the uterus (uterine
rupture) and / or placental abruption as a result
of high IV dose
of oxytocin in labor in a low
risk women.
I considered VBAC but the OB explained that between increased
risk of shoulder dystocia and uterine
rupture, a vaginal birth would carry a
higher risk of brain damage to the baby.
As discussed below, the
risk of uterine
rupture is
higher in women with other types
of hysterotomies, with the exception
of low vertical incision (a vertical incision performed in the lower uterine segment).
Those at
high risk of uterine
rupture (eg, those with previous classical uterine incision or T - incision, prior uterine
rupture, or extensive transfundal uterine surgery) and those in whom vaginal delivery is otherwise contraindicated (eg, those with placenta previa) are not generally candidates for planned TOLAC.
Another secondary analysis examining the association between the maximum oxytocin dose and the
risk of uterine
rupture (103) noted a dose — response effect between increasing
risk of uterine
rupture and
higher maximum doses
of oxytocin.
Additionally, women who await spontaneous labor after 40 weeks
of labor are less likely to find success, but their
risk of rupture has not demonstrated to be
higher (ACOG, 2004).
Fear surrounding vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) is related to the
high level
of medical interventions common within hospital birth, all which increase the
risk of uterine
rupture and catastrophic outcomes.
People with elevated CRP levels have a
higher risk of heart attack, which is caused when plaques in arteries around the heart
rupture.
Researchers found that anemia was present in about a quarter
of patients with stroke upon admission and was associated with a
higher risk of death for up to one year following either ischemic stroke (clotted blood vessel) or hemorrhagic stroke (
ruptured blood vessel).
My age — 35 — is a consideration, as my
risk of uterine
rupture is slightly
higher (about 1.4 percent, according to one study).
Several other cities have also recently experienced pipeline incidents, including the environmentally devastating
rupture in Marshall, MI, and the deadly San Bruno, CA, explosion which highlighted the need for pipeline operators to accelerate the repair, rehabilitation, and replacement
of their
highest risk lines.
«Considering the unprecedented challenges
of a large population
of older vehicles and limited replacement part supplies in the early stages
of the campaign, Honda phased the mailings for the Safety Improvement Campaign, beginning with specific vehicle populations and geographic areas considered by Takata and the NHTSA to be at
highest risk for an airbag inflator
rupture.»
The treatment
of choice is an ovariohysterectomy where the uterus and the ovaries are removed; the surgery is relatively safe (there are always the
risk of complications in any surgery) especially since the pyometra is open, meaning there isn't
high quantities
of infected material under pressure in the uterus which may cause it to
rupture like in some severe cases
of closed pyometra.
If the patient is a
high -
risk breed and there has been a sudden onset
of paralysis without severe trauma, there is an approximately 95 % chance that a disc
rupture is causing the clinical signs.
Tar sands dilbit pipelines typically operate at significantly
higher temperatures than conventional crude pipelines, increasing their
risk of rupture due to external corrosion and other factors.
Experts have predicted a «
high risk»
of rupture on this aging oil pipeline that has recently been approved to bring Alberta tar sands crude to Eastern Canada.
Women who have had many previous births, especially if they were done via cesarean section are at a
higher risk of experiencing uterine
rupture.