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.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles.
T H
TH
Strong
M O
MO
Ahn
K R
KR
Lipscomb
D I
DI
Masaki
J S
JS
Greenspoon
R H
RH
Paul
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