A flexible approach for on-line computerised quantification of intra-uterine pressure data.
Utilising simple mathematical techniques of differential calculus, a computer program has been developed for real time, on-line processing of uterine contractions with a small computer. The area under the intra-uterine pressure--time curve is calculated and two distinctive values of this area are printed on-line every 512 sec. The 'active area', which is the area above the resting tone, is calculated in addition to the 'total area'--that is, the area above 0 mmHg. This allows an objective and efficient assessment of uterine activity which may be used as a basis of comparison between individual patients and groups of patients.
D003201:Computers; D005260:Female; D005318:Fetal Heart / Q000502:physiology; D005323:Fetal Monitoring; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D008954:Models, Biological; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods; D009862:Online Systems; D011247:Pregnancy; D011312:Pressure; D013997:Time Factors; D014590:Uterine Contraction; D014599:Uterus / Q000502:physiology