Impact of audit of routine second-trimester cardiac images using a novel image-scoring method

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 545-551

  Sairam, S ^a   Awadh, A M A ^a   Cook, K ^a   Papageorghiou, A T ^a   Carvalho, J S ^a,b  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Cardiac; Echocardiography; Fetus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEART; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; OBSTETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FETAL HEART; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY MEASUREMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 66249131669     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.6323     Document Type: Article

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