The efficacy of x-ray pelvimetry
| Autor: | John J. Barton, John A. Garbaciak, George M. Ryan |
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| Rok vydání: | 1982 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Labor Obstetric business.industry Neonatal mortality Cesarean Section Cephalopelvic disproportion Private service Obstetrics and Gynecology Pelvimetry medicine.disease Obstetric Labor Complications Radiography Breech presentation Pregnancy Infant Mortality X-ray pelvimetry Medicine Humans Medical physics Female business Breech Presentation reproductive and urinary physiology |
| Zdroj: | American journal of obstetrics and gynecology. 143(3) |
| ISSN: | 0002-9378 |
| Popis: | Comparison is made of x-ray pelvimetry use on a public and private service in 1974 with experience in 1979, when the clinic service did no x-ray pelvimetry while the private service continued as before. It is concluded that the use of x-ray pelvimetry is inadequate as a predictor of cesarean section because of cephalopelvic disproportion, does not improve neonatal mortality, and poses potential hazards to the mother and fetus. Its use in the management of breech presentations is not currently established by our data. Guidelines are presented for the management of patients in labor without using x-ray pelvimetry. |
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