title: Selection criteria for oxytocin stress test.
abstract: The main aim of the investigation was to study in which patients oxytocin stress test (OST) should be used. From 1071 patients routinely monitored with antenatal cardiotocography ( = non-stress test) 112 were selected for 151 OSTs for two reasons: 1) normal or suspect pathologic non-stress test (NST) 2) slight or severe pathologic NST regardless of risk classification. In the first group of 85 OSTs, only 2 proved positive. In the second group of 66 OSTs, 22 were positive. The oxytocin stress will give little additional information to the NST when the latter is normal; the OST could be restricted to the relatively few patients with pathologic NST.
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005323:Fetal Monitoring; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007236:Infant, Small for Gestational Age; D010121:Oxytocin; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D010121:Oxytocin