PL.99 Fetal Blood Sampling Documentation – Reaudit

Breech management with fetal blood sampling.

long-term availability of reprints means that the reports will be more accessible to a wider audience than much work which is conventionally published. One important feature of the I.R.C.S. is that it will provide ready access to work done in non-English-speaking parts of the world. At the mome:nt scitntists from such countries are usually fully aware of what is published in English language jo...

Fetal blood sampling and gas exchange.

Accuracy of intrapartum fetal blood gas analysis by scalp sampling

Fetal blood gas analysis (FBGA) using scalp blood is commonly used to identify serious fetal distress. However, there is a lack of data regarding its accuracy and reliability. The aim of this study was to determine the positive predictive value (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV) of FBGA for predicting postpartum acidosis in case of nonreassuring fetal heart rate tracings (NRFHRT). To thi...

Documentation of blood culture results.

AIMS To evaluate the adequacy of documentation of blood culture results in patients' medical notes. METHODS A pro-forma was completed following review of medical notes at 24 and 48 hours after a blood culture had been reported as positive. The study was performed on blood cultures received at the Department of Microbiology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, from two local hospitals. Two ...

Fetal scalp sampling in labour.

In the linked randomised controlled trial, Wiberg-Itzel and colleagues compare the effectiveness of two methods of diagnosing hypoxia in the fetus during labour— scalp pH analysis and scalp lactate analysis.1 Fetal wellbeing during labour depends on several factors—an adequate supply of oxygenated maternal blood reaching the placental intervillous space, gas exchange across an undamaged placent...