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Umbilical artery D oppler flow: A n examination of current and best practice
Author(s) -
McCarthy Elizabeth A.,
Walker Susan P.,
Shub Alexis
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1479-828X
pISSN - 0004-8666
DOI - 10.1111/ajo.12066
Subject(s) - chart , medicine , flow chart , umbilical artery , ideal (ethics) , medical education , political science , statistics , pregnancy , engineering , law , genetics , fetus , mathematics , engineering drawing , biology
A Web‐based survey of R oyal A ustralian and N ew Z ealand C ollege of O bstetricians and G ynaecologists ( RANZCOG ) fellows and trainees who perform or act on umbilical artery D oppler showed heterogeneous reporting practices. Systolic: diastolic ratio is frequently used. Pulsatility index is favoured internationally and by many RANZCOG subspecialists. Unpublished charts are used more often than published. We summarise ideal methods of chart development but recognise that chart choice is guided by professional opinion leaders, day‐to‐day accessibility and other factors.