Computerized Cardiotocography Analysis: Comparison among Several Parental Ethnic Origins.
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Objective We speculate that genetic racial disparity exists in fetal life and can be detected by modern computerized cardiotocography (cCTG). Methods This is a retrospective study comparing the results of the cCTG of pregnant patients at 37-42 weeks according to the parental ethnicity (black versus white). A cCTG was performed to analyze the variables of fetal heart rate (FHR). The cCTG variables analyzed were: percentage of signal loss; number of contractions; basal FHR; number of accelerations; number of decelerations; length of high variation episodes; short-term variability (STV); total trace duration time; and number of fetal active movements. Non-stress test (NST) parameters in the two groups were compared using the Mann-Whitney test for continuous data, and the Chi-square test for categorical variables. Results We found a significantly lower number of active fetal movements (p = 0.007) and longer periods of low variation (p = 0.047) in the cCTG of black patients when compared with white patients. Conclusions In conclusion, identifying the factors responsible for the variance in the objective analysis of CTG results is important to improve the outcomes of patients. Our study lends further evidence as to the importance of ethnicity in clinical cCTG interpretation.
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Erratum: Computerized Cardiotocography Analysis: Comparison among Several Parental Ethnic Origins.
ERRATUM Rio de Janeiro, March 3, 2017 Dear readers, In the article Computerized Cardiotocography Analysis: Comparison among Several Parental Ethnic Origins, published in Rev Bras Ginecol Obstet. 2016;38(12):589–592 (doi: 10.1055/ s-0036-1594288), where it reads: Di Tommaso Mariarosaria, Martello Giulia, Kanninen Tomi, Perelli Federica, Iannuzzi Laura, Sisti Giovanni It should read: Mariarosaria...
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia
دوره 38 12 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2016