Fetal Echocardiography Assists in Determining Optimal Delivery Site

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 210-215

  Berndl, Anne ^a   Pearce, Kelly ^a   Mondal, Tapas ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Congenital heart defect; Echocardiography; Patient transfer; Prenatal diagnosis; Prenatal ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FETAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FETUS; FETUS OUTCOME; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN DEATH; OBSTETRIC DELIVERY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STILLBIRTH; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; DELIVERY; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; INDUCED ABORTION; LIVE BIRTH; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; STATISTICS;

CONGENITAL HEART DEFECT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; PATIENT TRANSFER; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRENATAL ULTRASOUND;

ABORTION, INDUCED; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIVE BIRTH; PATIENT OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STILLBIRTH; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; TRIAGE;

EID: 84900843251     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(15)30628-9     Document Type: Article

References (24)

1. Lee K., Khoshnood B., Chen L., Wall S.N., Cromie W.J., Mittendorf R.L. Infant mortality from congenital malformations in the United States, 1970-1997. Obstet Gynecol 2001, 98(4):620-627.
2. Hoffman J.I., Kaplan S. The incidence of congenital heart disease. J Am Coll Cardiol 2002, 39(12):1890-1900.
3. Simpson J.M. Impact of fetal echocardiography. Ann Pediatr Card 2009, 2:41-50.
4. Chung M.L., Lee B.S., Kim E.A.-R., Kim K.-S., Pi S.-Y., Oh Y.M., et al. Impact of fetal echocardiography on trends in disease patterns and outcomes of congenital heart disease in a neonatal intensive care unit. Neonatology 2010, 98(1):41-46.
5. Lang A., Brun H., Kaaresen P.I., Klingenberg C. A population based 10-year study of neonatal air transport in North Norway. Acta Paediatrica 2007, 96(7):995-999.
6. Lewis M.M., Holditch-Davis D., Brunssen S. Parents as passengers during pediatric transport. Air Med J 1997, 16(2):38-42. discussion 42-3.
7. McMaster University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Pediatrics Division of Neonatology 2012, Available at Accessed December 7. http://fhs.mcmaster.ca/pediatrics/neonatology.html.
8. Cereda A., Carey J.C. The trisomy 18 syndrome. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2012, 7(1):81.
9. Balaguer A., Martin-Ancel A., Ortigoza-Escobar D., Escribano J., Argemi J. The model of palliative care in the perinatal setting: a review of the literature. BMC Pediatrics 2012, 12(1):25.
10. Gordon B.M., Rodriguez S., Lee M., Chang R.-K. Decreasing number of deaths of infants with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. J Pediatr 2008, 153(3):354-358.
11. Chenni N., Lacroze V., Pouet C., Fraisse A., Kreitmann B., Gamerre M., et al. Fetal heart disease and interruption of pregnancy: factors influencing the parental decision-making process. Prenat Diagn 2012, 32(2):168-172.
12. Slodki M, Szymkiewicz Dangel J, Tobota Z, Seligan N, Weiner S, Respondek-Liberska M. The Polish National Registry for Fetal Cardiac Pathology: organization, diagnoses, management, educational aspects and telemedicine endeavors. Prenat Diagn 32(5), 456-60.
13. Clur SAB, Van Brussel P.M., Mathijssen I.B., Pajkrt E., Ottenkamp J., Bilardo C.M. Audit of 10 years of referrals for fetal echocardiography. Prenat Diagn 2011, 1134-1140.
14. Gedikbasi A., Oztarhan K., Yildirim G., Gul A., Ceylan Y. Counseling and outcomes of antenatally diagnosed congenital heart anomalies in Turkey. Anadolu Kardiyol Derg 2011, 11(2):137-145.
15. Marek J., Tomek V., Skovranek J., Povysilova V., Samanek M. Prenatal ultrasound screening of congenital heart disease in an unselected national population: a 21-year experience. Heart 2010, 97(2):124-130.
16. Lee J.E., Jung K.-L., Kim S.-E., Nam S.-H., Choi S.-J., Oh S.-Y., et al. Prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart disease: trends in pregnancy termination rate, and perinatal and 1-year infant mortalities in Korea between 1994 and 2005. J Obstet Gynaecol Res 2010, 36(3):474-478.
17. Russo M.G., Paladini D., Pacileo G., Ricci C., Salvo G., Felicetti M., et al. Changing spectrum and outcome of 705 fetal congenital heart disease cases: 12 years, experience in a third-level center. J Cardiovasc Med 2008, 9(9):910-915.
18. Khoo N.S., van Essen P., Richardson M., Robertson T. Effectiveness of prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart defects in South Australia: a population analysis 1999-2003. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol 2008, 48(6):559-563.
19. Simpson L.L. Indications for fetal echocardiography from a tertiary-care obstetric sonography practice. J Clin Ultrasound 2004, 32(3):123-128.
20. Comas Gabriel C., Galindo A., Martinez J.M., Carrera J.M., Gutiérrez-Larraya F., la Fuente de P., et al. Early prenatal diagnosis of major cardiac anomalies in a high-risk population. Prenat Diagn 2002, 22(7):586-593.
21. Paladini D., Russo M., Teodoro A., Pacileo G., Capozzi G., Martinelli P., et al. Prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart disease in the Naples area during the years 1994-1999-the experience of a joint fetal-pediatric cardiology unit. Prenat Diagn 2002, 22(7):545-552.
22. Brick D.H., Allan L.D. Outcome of prenatally diagnosed congenital heart disease: an update. Pediatr Cardiol 2002, 23(4):449-453.
23. Garne E., Stoll C., Clementi M. Evaluation of prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart diseases by ultrasound: experience from 20 European registries. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2001, 17(5):386-391.
24. Jaeggi E.T., Sholler G.F., Jones O.D., Cooper S.G. Comparative analysis of pattern, management and outcome of preversus postnatally diagnosed major congenital heart disease: a population-based study. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2001, 17(5):380-385.