Intrauterine manometry: reapplication of an old concept.
Electronic fetal heart rate and uterine activity monitoring during labor requires expensive equipment and a source of electricity. However, it is not available to most of the women in the world. Intrauterine manometry provides a method which can be employed in underdeveloped settings to assess uterine contractions and to time auscultation. The vertical column of fluid in a standard intrauterine pressure catheter (IUPC) correlated well (R = 0.93) with the intrauterine pressure measurements obtained by a standard IUPC/pressure transducer system. Intrauterine manometry provides an alternative measure of uterine tone which may be employed in underdeveloped areas.
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles.
Ahn
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Lipscomb
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Masaki
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Greenspoon
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Paul
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D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D005318:Fetal Heart / Q000502:physiology; D006326:Heart Auscultation; D006801:Humans; D007743:Labor, Obstetric / Q000502:physiology*; D008365:Manometry / Q000379:methods*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011312:Pressure; D014590:Uterine Contraction / Q000502:physiology*; D014599:Uterus / Q000502:physiology