Access to computerised analysis of intrapartum cardiotocographs improves clinicians' prediction of newborn umbilical artery blood pH

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 117, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1288-1293

  Costa, A ^a,b   Santos, C ^c   Ayres De Campos, D ^a,b   Costa, C ^a,b   Bernardes, J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b INEB INSTITUTO DE ENGENHARIA BIOMÉDICA   (Portugal)

^c University of Porto   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Apgar score; cardiotocography; computerised analysis; fetal heart rate; fetal monitoring; neonatal acidaemia

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; APGAR SCORE; ARTERIAL PH; ARTICLE; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY; UMBILICAL ARTERY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; FETUS BLOOD; GESTATIONAL AGE; NEONATOLOGY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARDS; UTILIZATION;

APGAR SCORE; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEONATOLOGY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UMBILICAL ARTERIES;

EID: 77955794381     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2010.02645.x     Document Type: Article

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