Evidence-based approach to umbilical artery doppler fetal surveillance in high-risk pregnancies: An update

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 869-878

  Maulik, Dev ^a   Mundy, David ^a   Heitmann, Erica ^a   Maulik, Devika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

evidence based practice; fetal growth restriction; preeclampsia; randomized trials; umbilical artery Doppler

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FETUS MONITORING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MATERNAL WELFARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREECLAMPSIA; REVIEW; UMBILICAL ARTERY;

ACIDOSIS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DIASTOLE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; FETAL HYPOXIA; HUMANS; INFANT; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UMBILICAL ARTERIES;

EID: 78349260117     PISSN: 00099201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GRF.0b013e3181fbb5f5     Document Type: Review

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