Editorial Comment on: M. Dębska, P. Kretowicz, R. Dębski Intrapartum sonography – eccentricity or necessity?
This article discusses an extremely signifi cant issue of using ultrasonography in the delivery room. The authors discuss the role of ultrasonography in assessing the course of labor. Although the fi rst reports on this subject appeared approximately 20 years ago, the mass use of such examinati...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Medical Communications Sp. z o.o.
2015-06-01
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| Series: | Journal of Ultrasonography |
| Online Access: | http://jultrason.pl/index.php/issues/volume-15-no-61/editorial-comment-on-m-debska-p-kretowicz-r-debski-intrapartum-sonography-eccentricity-or-necessity?aid=354 |
| Summary: | This article discusses an extremely signifi cant issue of
using ultrasonography in the delivery room. The authors
discuss the role of ultrasonography in assessing the
course of labor. Although the fi rst reports on this subject
appeared approximately 20 years ago, the mass use of
such examinations has started only recently(2–4). In some
of these reports, the 2D and 3D imaging is compared(3)
whereas some of them compare a physical anorectal examination
with ultrasound assessment of labor(5,6). Nearly
all authors agree that ultrasonography in the delivery
room is useful and, currently, the more information is
available to the obstetrician, the safer the delivery is both
for the mother and child. Each article on the use of ultrasonography
in the delivery room is therefore valuable.
The authors of this paper preset a concise historical review
as well as indications for and practical aspects of US
examinations during labor, referring to 30 recent publications.
One should hope that this article will resolve any
doubts of obstetricians and gynecologists concerning the
utility of ultrasonography during labor. |
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| ISSN: | 2084-8404 2451-070X |