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Surveyed Use of Fetal and Uterine Monitoring During Maternal Surgery
Author(s) -
Kendrick Jo M.,
Woodard Carla B.,
Cross Stephanie B.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
aorn journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1878-0369
pISSN - 0001-2092
DOI - 10.1016/s0001-2092(06)63579-5
Subject(s) - medicine , fetal monitoring , pregnancy , obstetrics , perioperative , fetus , fetal surgery , maternal fetal medicine , perioperative nursing , gynecology , surgery , in utero , obstetrics and gynaecology , genetics , biology
ABSTRACT The goal of this study was to determine the frequency and methods of intraoperative fetal and uterine monitoring during maternal surgery in the United States. Maternal surgery was defined as nonobstetric surgery during pregnancy that required general or regional anesthesia. We mailed a 21‐item questionnaire to the perioperative nurse managers of US hospitals at which more than 2,000 babies are delivered annually (n = 579). Nearly 60% of responding hospitals routinely used some form of fetal monitoring during maternal surgery; more than 40% of responding hospitals did not use intraoperative fetal and uterine monitoring routinely during maternal surgery. AORN J 62 (Sept 1995) 386‐392.