Hector Mendez-Figueroa
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
126 Papers
256 Citations
Hector Mendez-Figueroa is an academic researcher from University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Pregnancy. The author has an hindex of 14, co-authored 86 publications. Previous affiliations of Hector Mendez-Figueroa include University of Texas at Austin & University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
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Papers
Post-Partum Hemorrhage Morbidity in Deliveries Complicated by Elevated Body Mass Index (BMI).
Hailie Ciomperlik,Rachel L. Wiley,Ipsita Ghose,Anna R Whelan,Hector Mendez-Figueroa,Suneet Chauhan +5 more
Association Between Low- Dose Aspirin and Development of Gestational Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Lauren E. Murphy,Ian J. Saldanha,K. Sawyer,Megha A. Gupta,Hector Mendez-Figueroa,Richard M. Burwick,Suneet P. Chauhan,Stephen Wagner +7 more
TL;DR: In this article , the use of low-dose aspirin for preeclampsia prophylaxis was not associated with a greater risk of gestational diabetes (RR 1.18; 95% confidence interval 0.80-1.74).
Top-Cited Journal Articles in Obstetrics: Influence on ACOG National Guidelines.
Kathryn H. Anthony,I. Younan,Hector Mendez-Figueroa,Megha Gupta,Michal Fishel Bartal,Suneet P. Chauhan,Stephen Wagner +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper , the identification of practice-changing medical literature has become more challenging as the number of annual scientific publications steadily increases, and there is a heavy reliance on American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists' (ACOG) Practice Bulletins and Committee Opinions to provide vetted guidance for a multitude of common clinical scenarios; this heavy use stems from a generalized trust in the ACOG as they subject cited articles to a rigorous review process by highly respected researchers within the field of OB-GYN.
Accuracy of Baseline Prevalence Estimates for Sample Size Calculations in Obstetrical Randomized Controlled Trials.
Kelly C. Ditter,Ellen Crowe,Hector Mendez-Figueroa,Stephen Wagner,Megha Gupta,Suneet P. Chauhan,Sean C. Blackwell +6 more
TL;DR: In this article , the authors identified and abstracted all obstetrical RCTs published in 6 journals (New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of American Medical Association, Lancet, American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, British Journal of obstetrics and Gynaecology, and Obstetric & gynecology), and compared the estimated rate of the primary outcome used for sample size calculation and compared it to what was found at the completion of the RCT.
Maternal Education Level Among People with Diabetes and Associated Adverse Outcomes.
Michal Fishel Bartal,Hanny Chen,Joycelyn A. Cornthwaite,Stephen Wagner,Sarah Nazeer,Suneet P. Chauhan,Hector Mendez-Figueroa +6 more
TL;DR: Lower education was associated with a modestly higher risk of adverse neonatal and maternal outcomes in individuals with pregestational or gestational diabetes who delivered between 2016 and 2019.