TY - JOUR
T1 - The temporal effect of Category II fetal monitoring on neonatal outcomes
AU - Weissbach, Tal
AU - Heusler, Ishai
AU - Ovadia, Michal
AU - David, Liron
AU - Daykan, Yair
AU - Schreiber, Faye
AU - Biron-Shental, Tal
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2018/10
Y1 - 2018/10
N2 - Objective: To correlate the duration of Category II cardiotocograms (CTG) with adverse neonatal outcomes associated with perinatal asphyxia and determine the duration before fetal compromise. Study design: This retrospective, observational study used electronic medical record data from a cohort of 271 patients, delivered by C-section due to non-reassuring fetal heart rate, at a tertiary medical center, from 2015 through 2017. Duration of Category II CTG, variability, tachycardia and deceleration frequency were analyzed and correlated to immediate postnatal outcomes. including cord pH ≤ 7, cord base excess >12, 1- and 5-min Apgar scores ≤7, need for ventilation, need for chest compressions, NICU admission, hypoglycemia and convulsions. Intrapartum fever and meconium stained amniotic fluid were correlated to the same outcomes. Categorical and continuous variables were analyzed using chi-square and t-tests, respectively. P < 0.05 was considered significant. Results: The mean duration of Category II CTG was 146 min (range 17–553). Longer duration did not result in increased rates of adverse neonatal outcomes. In contrast, reduced fetal heart rate (FHR) variability, fetal tachycardia and intrapartum fever did show increased rates of adverse neonatal outcomes, as follows: patients exhibiting reduced vs. normal (FHR) variability had 12.9% vs. 1.4% cord pH ≤ 7, P = 0.006 and 12.5% vs. 1.3% cord BE > 12, P = 0.004: patients with fetal tachycardia vs. normal baseline FHR exhibited 48% vs. 17.9% 1-minute Apgar score ≤7, P = 0.0004; 8% vs. 0.8% 5-minute Apgar score ≤7, P = 0.04; and 48% vs. 18.7% ventilation support, P < 0.001; patients with intrapartum fever vs. normal temperature, cord BE > 12 was seen in 9.7% vs. 1.7%, P = 0.035; 1-minute Apgar score was ≤7 in 35.5% vs. 18.7%, P = 0.03; 5-minute Apgar score ≤7 in 9.7% vs. 0.4%, P = 0.005; need for ventilation in 35.5% vs. 19.6%, P = 0.042; need for chest compressions in 6.45% vs. none, P = 0.013; and NICU admission in 12.9% vs. 2.5%, P = 0.018. Conclusions: Our results suggest that the duration of Category II CTG alone does not appear to predict perinatal asphyxia. Parameters associated with perinatal asphyxia are reduced FHR variability, fetal tachycardia and intrapartum fever. Therefore, when contemplating intervention during labor to avoid fetal asphyxia, these parameters should be strongly considered.
AB - Objective: To correlate the duration of Category II cardiotocograms (CTG) with adverse neonatal outcomes associated with perinatal asphyxia and determine the duration before fetal compromise. Study design: This retrospective, observational study used electronic medical record data from a cohort of 271 patients, delivered by C-section due to non-reassuring fetal heart rate, at a tertiary medical center, from 2015 through 2017. Duration of Category II CTG, variability, tachycardia and deceleration frequency were analyzed and correlated to immediate postnatal outcomes. including cord pH ≤ 7, cord base excess >12, 1- and 5-min Apgar scores ≤7, need for ventilation, need for chest compressions, NICU admission, hypoglycemia and convulsions. Intrapartum fever and meconium stained amniotic fluid were correlated to the same outcomes. Categorical and continuous variables were analyzed using chi-square and t-tests, respectively. P < 0.05 was considered significant. Results: The mean duration of Category II CTG was 146 min (range 17–553). Longer duration did not result in increased rates of adverse neonatal outcomes. In contrast, reduced fetal heart rate (FHR) variability, fetal tachycardia and intrapartum fever did show increased rates of adverse neonatal outcomes, as follows: patients exhibiting reduced vs. normal (FHR) variability had 12.9% vs. 1.4% cord pH ≤ 7, P = 0.006 and 12.5% vs. 1.3% cord BE > 12, P = 0.004: patients with fetal tachycardia vs. normal baseline FHR exhibited 48% vs. 17.9% 1-minute Apgar score ≤7, P = 0.0004; 8% vs. 0.8% 5-minute Apgar score ≤7, P = 0.04; and 48% vs. 18.7% ventilation support, P < 0.001; patients with intrapartum fever vs. normal temperature, cord BE > 12 was seen in 9.7% vs. 1.7%, P = 0.035; 1-minute Apgar score was ≤7 in 35.5% vs. 18.7%, P = 0.03; 5-minute Apgar score ≤7 in 9.7% vs. 0.4%, P = 0.005; need for ventilation in 35.5% vs. 19.6%, P = 0.042; need for chest compressions in 6.45% vs. none, P = 0.013; and NICU admission in 12.9% vs. 2.5%, P = 0.018. Conclusions: Our results suggest that the duration of Category II CTG alone does not appear to predict perinatal asphyxia. Parameters associated with perinatal asphyxia are reduced FHR variability, fetal tachycardia and intrapartum fever. Therefore, when contemplating intervention during labor to avoid fetal asphyxia, these parameters should be strongly considered.
KW - Category II cardiotocogram
KW - Fetal heart rate monitoring
KW - Non-reassuring fetal heart rate
KW - Perinatal asphyxia
KW - Three-tier classification system
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2018.07.030
DO - 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2018.07.030
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C2 - 30096466
AN - SCOPUS:85051053036
SN - 0301-2115
VL - 229
SP - 8
EP - 14
JO - European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
JF - European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
ER -