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Murine Fetal Echocardiography
Published on: February 15, 2013
Fetal assessment: do newer technologies offer better assessment and outcomes?
Marc Van de Velde1, Anne Pexsters, Myriam Hanssens
1Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospitals Gasthuisberg, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium. marc.vandevelde@uz.kuleuven.ac.be
Purpose Of The Review:
The present manuscript reviews recent data on fetal intrapartum surveillance with special attention to new technologies.
Recent Findings:
Continuous fetal heart-rate monitoring, fetal blood sampling, intrapartum stimulation tests, fetal pulse oximetry and fetal electrocardiography will be reviewed.
Summary:
From the available data it appears that to date the analysis of the sinus tachycardia segment of the fetal electrocardiography used in conjunction with continuous fetal heart-rate monitoring is the method of choice.
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