Systematic review and meta-analysis of the test accuracy of ductus venosus Doppler to predict compromise of fetal/neonatal wellbeing in high risk pregnancies with placental insufficiency

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-12

  Morris, R Katie ^a   Selman, Tara J ^a   Verma, Meenakshi ^a   Robson, Stephen C ^b   Kleijnen, Jos ^c,d   Khan, Khalid S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c KLEIJNEN SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS LTD   (United Kingdom)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adverse perinatal outcome; Doppler ultrasound; Ductus venosus Doppler; Prenatal diagnosis; Test accuracy

Indexed keywords

ACIDEMIA; ADVERSE OUTCOME; APGAR SCORE; ARTERIAL PH; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DUCTUS VENOSUS; EMBASE; FETAL WELL BEING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; HYALINE MEMBRANE DISEASE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEWBORN HYPOXIA; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PLACENTA INSUFFICIENCY; PNEUMOTHORAX; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RESUSCITATION; RETINOPATHY; REVIEW; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SEIZURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEPTICEMIA; STILLBIRTH; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; UMBILICAL ARTERY;

EID: 77956616855     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2010.04.017     Document Type: Article

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