Is the fetus fit for labor? Introducing fast-and-frugal trees (FFTrees) to simplify triage of women for STAN monitoring: An interobserver agreement comparison with traditional classification.

Autor: Pereira S; Fetal Medicine Unit, The Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK., Bakker P; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands., Zaima A; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK., Ghi T; Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy., Kessler J; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, and Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway., Timonen S; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland., Vayssière C; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Paule de Viguier Hospital, Toulouse III University, Toulouse, France., Löser K; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, South Jutland Hospital Aabenraa Campus, Aabenraa, Denmark., Holmberg K; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland., Jacquemyn Y; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, and Global Health Institute, Antwerp University, Antwerp, Belgium., Chandraharan E; Global Academy of Medical Education & Training, London, UK., Wertheim D; School of Computing and Information Systems, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Computing, Kingston University, London, UK., Olofsson P; Institution of Clinical Sciences Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica [Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand] 2024 Jan; Vol. 103 (1), pp. 68-76. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Oct 27.
DOI: 10.1111/aogs.14680
Abstrakt: Introduction: It is a shortcoming of traditional cardiotocography (CTG) classification table formats that CTG traces are frequently classified differently by different users, resulting in poor interobserver agreements. A fast-and-frugal tree (FFTree) flow chart may help provide better concordance because it is straightforward and has clearly structured binary questions with understandable "yes" or "no" responses. The initial triage to determine whether a fetus is suitable for labor when utilizing fetal ECG ST analysis (STAN) is very important, since a fetus with restricted capacity to respond to hypoxic stress may not generate STAN events and therefore may become falsely negative. This study aimed to compare physiology-focused FFTree CTG interpretation with FIGO classification for assessing the suitability for STAN monitoring.
Material and Methods: A retrospective study of 36 CTG traces with a high proportion of adverse outcomes (17/36) selected from a European multicenter study database. Eight experienced European obstetricians evaluated the initial 40 minutes of the CTG recordings and judged whether STAN was a suitable fetal surveillance method and whether intervention was indicated. The experts rated the CTGs using the FFTree and FIGO classifications at least 6 weeks apart. Interobserver agreements were calculated using proportions of agreement and Fleiss' kappa (κ).
Results: The proportions of agreement for "not suitable for STAN" were for FIGO 47% (95% confidence interval [CI] 42%-52%) and for FFTree 60% (95% CI 56-64), ie a significant difference; the corresponding figures for "yes, suitable" were 74% (95% CI 71-77) and 70% (95% CI 67-74). For "intervention needed" the figures were 52% (95% CI 47-56) vs 58% (95% CI 54-62) and for "expectant management" 74% (95% CI 71-77) vs 72% (95% CI 69-75). Fleiss' κ agreement on "suitability for STAN" was 0.50 (95% CI 0.44-0.56) for the FIGO classification and 0.57 (95% CI 0.51-0.63) for the FFTree classification; the corresponding figures for "intervention or expectancy" were 0.53 (95% CI 0.47-0.59) and 0.57 (95% CI 0.51-0.63).
Conclusions: The proportion of agreement among expert obstetricians using the FFTree physiological approach was significantly higher compared with the traditional FIGO classification system in rejecting cases not suitable for STAN monitoring. That might be of importance to avoid false negative STAN recordings. Other agreement figures were similar. It remains to be shown whether the FFTree simplicity will benefit less experienced users and how it will work in real-world clinical scenarios.
(© 2023 The Authors. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Nordic Federation of Societies of Obstetrics and Gynecology (NFOG).)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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