title: 'False' fetal heart rate recording caused by interaction of an infusion pump and a fetal monitor.
abstract: The authors describe 4 cases of falsely recorded fetal heart rate pattern due to technical failure. Interaction of a fetal monitor and an infusion pump may lead to a 'false' fetal heart rate tracing, suggesting fetal compromise and masking the actual cardiac activity. The limits of indirect fetal monitoring are stressed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D005318:Fetal Heart / Q000502:physiology*; D005322:Premature Rupture of Fetal Membranes / Q000503:physiopathology; D005323:Fetal Monitoring; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D007263:Infusions, Parenteral; D007751:Labor, Induced; D010121:Oxytocin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000503:physiopathology; D011247:Pregnancy
chemical_list: D010121:Oxytocin