| Comparison of umbilical-artery velocimetry and cardiotocography for surveillance of small-for-gestational-age fetuses. | |
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PMID: 1357349 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Intrauterine growth retardation is associated with an increased risk of fetal asphyxia as well as greater perinatal morbidity and mortality. Ultrasound fetometry enables detection of fetuses that are small for gestational age. Doppler velocimetry of the umbilical artery has good predictive ability for fetal distress, but it is not yet clear whether it could replace cardiotocography in antenatal surveillance of small-for-gestational-age fetuses. We have done a randomised comparison of the two methods. At four obstetric departments in Sweden, women with fetuses found to be small on ultrasound examination at 31 completed weeks of pregnancy or later were randomly assigned to antenatal surveillance with either doppler velocimetry (doppler; 214) or cardiotocography (CTG; 212). Pregnancies in the doppler group were managed according to a protocol based on blood-flow classes deriving from the semiquantitative evaluation of umbilical-artery velocity waveforms; unless the pregnancy was complicated by any other disorder, no antenatal cardiotocography was done. By comparison with the CTG group, the doppler group had fewer monitoring occasions (mean 4.1 [SD 3.1] vs 8.2 [6.2], p < 0.01), antenatal hospital admissions (68 [31.3%] vs 97 [45.8%], p < 0.01), inductions of labour (22 [10.3%] vs 46 [21.7%], p < 0.01), emergency caesarean sections for fetal distress (11 [5.1] vs 30 [14.2%], p < 0.01), and admissions to neonatal intensive care (76 [35.5%] vs 92 [43.4%], p = 0.10). The groups did not differ in gestational age at birth, birthweight, Apgar scores, or total number of caesarean deliveries. Umbilical-artery doppler velocimetry of small-for-gestational-age fetuses allows antenatal monitoring and obstetric interventions to be aimed more precisely than does cardiotocography. |
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Authors:
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H Almström; O Axelsson; S Cnattingius; G Ekman; A Maesel; U Ulmsten; K Arström; K Marsál |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Clinical Trial; Comparative Study; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Lancet Volume: 340 ISSN: 0140-6736 ISO Abbreviation: Lancet Publication Date: 1992 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1992-11-16 Completed Date: 1992-11-16 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 2985213R Medline TA: Lancet Country: ENGLAND |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 936-40 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Danderyd's Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. |
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Adolescent Adult Apgar Score Cardiotocography* Female Fetal Growth Retardation / diagnosis* Humans Infant, Newborn Male Pregnancy Prospective Studies Ultrasonography, Prenatal* Umbilical Arteries |
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Lancet. 1992 Nov 21;340(8830):1294
[PMID:
1359354
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Lancet. 1992 Nov 28;340(8831):1348-9 [PMID: 1360054 ] |
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