TY - JOUR
T1 - Intrapartum fetal oxygen saturation monitoring in a busy labour ward
AU - Chua, S.
AU - Yam, J.
AU - Razvi, K.
AU - Yeong, S. M.
AU - Arulkumaran, S.
PY - 1999/2/1
Y1 - 1999/2/1
N2 - Objective: To measure the ease of use of a fetal pulse oximeter in a busy labour ward. Design: Descriptive study in the Labour Ward, National University Hospital, Singapore, involving 145 labouring women with singleton pregnancies, and fetuses in cephalic presentation, with cervical dilatation >2 cm and amniotic membranes ruptured. Results: Placement was comfortable. Oxygen saturation (SpO2) readings were obtained in 127 women (87.5%). Adequate readings were obtained a median of 69% of the time the transducer was in situ. SpO2 values in the last 10 min prior to delivery correlated poorly with parameters of neonatal outcome. Conclusion: The Nellcor N-400 fetal pulse oximeter and FS14 fetal sensor is a feasible method of intrapartum fetal monitoring in a busy labour ward and is acceptable to labouring women. Copyright (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd.
AB - Objective: To measure the ease of use of a fetal pulse oximeter in a busy labour ward. Design: Descriptive study in the Labour Ward, National University Hospital, Singapore, involving 145 labouring women with singleton pregnancies, and fetuses in cephalic presentation, with cervical dilatation >2 cm and amniotic membranes ruptured. Results: Placement was comfortable. Oxygen saturation (SpO2) readings were obtained in 127 women (87.5%). Adequate readings were obtained a median of 69% of the time the transducer was in situ. SpO2 values in the last 10 min prior to delivery correlated poorly with parameters of neonatal outcome. Conclusion: The Nellcor N-400 fetal pulse oximeter and FS14 fetal sensor is a feasible method of intrapartum fetal monitoring in a busy labour ward and is acceptable to labouring women. Copyright (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd.
KW - Feasible
KW - Fetal pulse oximetry
KW - Intrapartum fetal monitoring
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U2 - 10.1016/S0301-2115(98)00223-1
DO - 10.1016/S0301-2115(98)00223-1
M3 - Article
C2 - 10206413
AN - SCOPUS:0033016830
SN - 0301-2115
VL - 82
SP - 185
EP - 189
JO - European Journal of Obstetrics Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
JF - European Journal of Obstetrics Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
IS - 2
ER -