Cardiotocograph: Admission Test and Outcome

Minnalkodi, Nesam Susana

doi:10.14260/jemds/2015/2508

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“…As expected, almost all those with normal CTG tracing had healthy babies without asphyxia and this is substantiated in the study by Minnalkodi on admission cardiotocograph and outcome, where a higher proportion of the neonates in the normal CTG group was healthier compared with those in the suspicious and pathological group. [ 29 ]…”

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Admission Cardiotocography and Neonatal Outcomes at a Tertiary Health Facility in Southwestern Nigeria

Oluwasomidoyin,

Emmanuel,

Folasade

2024

Annals of African Medicine

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Background: Admission cardiotocography (CTG), a noninvasive procedure, is used to indicate the state of oxygenation of the fetus on admission into the labor ward. Objective: This study assessed the association of admission CTG findings with neonatal outcome at a tertiary health facility. Materials and Methods: A prospective, observational study of 206 pregnant women who were admitted into the labor ward with singleton live pregnancies. Information on the demographic characteristics, obstetrics and medical history, admission CTG tracing, and neonatal outcome was obtained using a structured data collection form. Data were analyzed using the SPSS software version 20.0 with the level of significance set at P < 0.05. Results: The admission CTG findings were normal in 73.3%, suspicious in 13.6%, and pathological in 13.1% of the women. The occurrence of low birth weight, special care baby unit (SCBU) admission, asphyxiated neonates, neonatal death, and prolonged hospital admission was significantly more frequent among those with pathological admission CTG results compared with normal and suspicious results (P < 0.05). The incidence of vaginal delivery was more common when the CTG findings were normal, whereas all women with pathological CTG result had a cesarean delivery. Conclusion: Admission CTG was effective in identifying fetuses with a higher incidence of perinatal asphyxia. Neonatal outcome such as low birth weight, APGAR score, SCBU admission, and prolonged hospital admission was significantly associated with pathological CTG findings. In the absence of facilities for further investigations, prompt intervention for delivery should be ensured if admission CTG is pathological.

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Admission Cardiotocography and Neonatal Outcomes at a Tertiary Health Facility in Southwestern Nigeria

Oluwasomidoyin,

Emmanuel,

Folasade

2024

Annals of African Medicine

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“…The aim of our work is to design and test a device for simulating the fetus and the mother heart mechanical activity [ 30 , 31 ]. Simulation is important for testing the credibility, accuracy of commercial equipment, and understanding products functionality.…”

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A New Approach for Testing Fetal Heart Rate Monitors

Bibbo

Klinkovskÿ

Penhaker

et al. 2020

Sensors

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In this paper, a new approach for the periodical testing and the functionality evaluation of a fetal heart rate monitor device based on ultrasound principle is proposed. The design and realization of the device are presented, together with the description of its features and functioning tests. In the designed device, a relay element, driven by an electric signal that allows switching at two specific frequencies, is used to simulate the fetus and the mother’s heartbeat. The simulator was designed to be compliant with the standard requirements for accurate assessment and measurement of medical devices. The accuracy of the simulated signals was evaluated, and it resulted to be stable and reliable. The generated frequencies show an error of about 0.5% with respect to the nominal one while the accuracy of the test equipment was within ±3% of the test signal set frequency. This value complies with the technical standard for the accuracy of fetal heart rate monitor devices. Moreover, the performed tests and measurements show the correct functionality of the developed simulator. The proposed equipment and testing respect the technical requirements for medical devices. The features of the proposed device make it simple and quick in testing a fetal heart rate monitor, thus providing an efficient way to evaluate and test the correlation capabilities of commercial apparatuses.

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Cardiotocograph: Admission Test and Outcome

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Admission Cardiotocography and Neonatal Outcomes at a Tertiary Health Facility in Southwestern Nigeria

Admission Cardiotocography and Neonatal Outcomes at a Tertiary Health Facility in Southwestern Nigeria

A New Approach for Testing Fetal Heart Rate Monitors

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