Cardiotocography plus ST analysis of fetal electrocardiogram compared with cardiotocography only for intrapartum monitoring: A randomized controlled trial

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 115, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1173-1180

  Westerhuis, Michelle E M H ^a   Visser, Gerard H A ^b   Moons, Karel G M ^b   Van Beek, Erik ^b   Benders, Manon J ^b   Bijvoet, Saskia M ^b   Van Dessel, Hendrikus J H M ^b   Drogtrop, Addy P ^b   Van Geijn, Herman P ^b   Graziosi, Giuseppe C ^b   Groenendaal, Floris ^b   Van Lith, Jan M M ^b   Nijhuis, Jan G ^b   Oei, S Guid ^b   Oosterbaan, Herman P ^b   Porath, Martina M ^b   Rijnders, Robbert J P ^b   Schuitemaker, Nico W E ^b   Sopacua, Louisa M ^b   Van Der Tweel, Ingeborg ^b   Wijnberger, Lia D E ^b   Willekes, Christine ^b   Zuithoff, Nicolaas P A ^b   Mol, Ben Willem J ^b   Kwee, Anneke ^b   more..

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTERIAL PH; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACELLULAR FLUID; FEMALE; FETUS BLOOD SAMPLING; FETUS ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FETUS MONITORING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL DELIVERY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAPARTUM CARE; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ST SEGMENT; UMBILICAL ARTERY;

ACIDOSIS; ADULT; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM PATTERN; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOXIA-ISCHEMIA, BRAIN; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY;

EID: 77953017837     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181dfffd6     Document Type: Article

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