Τίτλος:
Applications of ultrasound in prelabor and labor
Γλώσσες Τεκμηρίου:
Αγγλικά
Περίληψη:
Ultrasound is a crucial part of everyday obstetrical practice and becomes more and more important in the management of traditionally clinical aspects of obstetrics, such as management of labor and delivery, offering a possibly more objective method of examination. The rate of labor induction has doubled in the last two decades and more objective methods are needed to assess the possible outcome of an induction and help clinicians in order to counsel women appropriately. Regarding the management of labor there is extensive evidence that clinical assessment during labor is not accurate, with potential consecutive major implications in the decision-making and the prognosis of the delivery mode. Several studies have shown that ultrasound is an objective method of assessing labor and its progress and is very helpful in decision-making for instrumental deliveries. The purpose of this article is to review the evidence available in literature regarding the benefits and the role in general of ultrasonography in prelabor and labor.
Συγγραφείς:
Iliescu, D.
Antsaklis, P.
Paulescu, D.
Comanescu, A.
Tudorache, S.
Antsaklis, A.
Ceausu, I.
Novac, L.
Cernea, N.
Kurjak, A.
Περιοδικό:
Donald School Journal of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Εκδότης:
Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd
Λέξεις-κλειδιά:
accuracy; analytical parameters; cervical effacement; cesarean section; clinical assessment; clinical decision making; echography; fetal head engagement; fetal head perineum distance; fetal head position; fetal head progression; fetal head rotation; human; instrumental delivery; intermethod comparison; labor; labor induction; labor monitoring; occipitoposterior position; parameters concerning the fetus, newborn and pregnancy; patient monitoring; pelvic examination; predictive value; pregnancy outcome; prelabor; prenatal care; progression angle; review; three dimensional imaging; transvaginal echography; treatment indication; uterine cervix dilatation
DOI:
10.5005/jp-journals-10009-1249
