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Projects Currently Being Undertaken

 

The following research project proposals were approved by the Assessment Subcommitte in 2006:

 

  • A Pilot Study to Assess the Feasibility and Cost Benefit of Human Papilloma Virus Testing in the Follow Up of Women treated for High-grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions within the National Cervical Screening Program.
  • A Rare Obstetrics Emergency: Spontaneous rupture of an unscarred uterus.
  • A Retrospective Study of Obstetric Outcomes in Twin Pregnancy.
  • A Systematic Review of Premature Ovarian Failure.
  • Accuracy of Ultrasonographic Determination of Estimated Fetal Weight Using Established Equations Compared with Volumetric Based Equations in a Pregnant Diabetic Population in South Auckland, New Zealand.
  • An Anonymous Postal Survey of Australian Gynaecologists Regarding Laparoscopic Hysterectomy.
  • An Audit on Mode of Delivery and Cord Lactate/pH Values.
  • Ante Partum Haemorrhage of Unknown Origin. A case control study.
  • Are GTN Topical Patches Effective in Delaying Labour in Preterm Labour?
  • Congenital Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation: Monitoring the antenatal and short-term neonatal outcome.
  • Co-Phenylcaine Forte Spray in Colposcopy: An evaluation of its efficacy prior to biopsy of the cervix.
  • Determining Zygosity of Twins by Early Ultrasound.
  • Does the Duration that Syntocinon Infusion is Ceased for Epidural Insertion have an Effect on Return of Contractions?
  • Efficacy of the Endosampler as a Tool for Diagnosing Endometriosis in Comparison with Endometrial Currettage.
  • Gestational Diabetes: A long term follow up study of diabetic mothers and their infants in the Waikato Region.
  • Institution of Universal Screening for Group B Streptococcus (as per 2002 CDC Revised Guidelines) Results in a Dramatic Reduction of Early Onset GBS Disease in a Tertiary Obstetric Unit.
  • Iodine Deficiency in Pregnancy – What is the prevalence in women presenting for public antenatal care in the Hunter New England Health Area. Can iodine supplementation in pregnancy correct iodine deficiency?
  • Management of Upper Gastrointestinal Obstruction in Advanced Ovarian Cancer with Intraluminal Stents.
  • Maternal and Neonatal Outcome of Term Prelabour Rupture of Membranes in Westmead Hospital from 1st January 2004 to 31st December 2005.
  • Outcomes of Pregnancy with Proteinuric Hypertension among Different Ethnic Groups in South Auckland : A prospective observational study.
  • Peripartum Hysterectomy in a Tertiary Hospital in Queensland from 1995 – 2005.
  • Poind Study: Predicting the outcome of induction of labour.
  • Prediction of Babies who are Small for Gestational Age by Customised Birthweight Centiles using Clinical Markers and/or Uterine and Umbilical Doppler Waveforms.
  • Prevalence of Dyspareunia in Women Attending the Gynaecology Outpatients Clinics in the Gold Coast Health District.
  • Prospective Observational Study of the Objective Measurement of a Total Fluid and the Whole Blood Component Loss During Menstruation in Women with Known Disorders of Haemostasis.
  • Rising Caesarean Section Rates I: Prepartum Caesarean Section.
  • Spontaneous Ipsilateral Ectopic Pregnancy in the Proximal Stump Following Partial Laparoscopic Salpingectomy: A case report and review of the existing literature.
  • The Affect of Paper Speed on Inter-observer Agreement for the Interpretation of Intrapartum Cardiotopography.
  • The Bladder Installation of RESINIFERATOXIN as a Treatment for Detusor Overactivity.
  • The Corpus Luteum Across the First Trimester: Size, laterality and duality.
  • The Effects of an Antenatal Water-Based Exercise Program in a High Risk Obstetric Population: A pilot study.
  • The Impact of Fetal Fibrinectin (FFN) Testing on Rural Patient Transfer Rates for Threatened Preterm Labour (TPL) in Western Australia.
  • The Usefulness of Maternal Serum Activin-A as an Early Marker of Intrauterine Infection in Preterm Prelabour Rupture of Membranes (PPROM).
  • Urinary Placental Growth Factor (uPlGF) Production in Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy and in Explained Fetal Growth Restriction.

The titles of those research project proposals approved by the Assessment Subcommitte in previous years are also available. More

 

 

 

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