Intraoperative fetal heart rate monitoring during nonobstetric surgery in pregnancy: a practice survey.
OBJECTIVE
To assess practice patterns concerning intraoperative fetal heart rate monitoring during nonobstetric surgery in pregnancy among members of the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics (APGO).


METHODS
A 16-question survey regarding intraoperative fetal heart rate monitoring during nonobstetric surgery was delivered to the 1300 APGO members via email. Descriptive statistics were used to determine the reasons for fetal monitoring during nonobstetric surgery in pregnancy.


RESULTS
Concerning intraoperative monitoring during nonobstetric surgery, 98% of respondents recorded the fetal heart rate pre-and post-surgery, and 43% of respondents reported they usually monitor intraoperatively. Of the 1151 physicians surveyed, 16% completed the survey.


CONCLUSIONS
The majority of APGO members surveyed do not employ intraoperative fetal heart rate monitoring during nonobstetric surgery in pregnancy.
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Lyndon Baines Johnson Hospital, Houston, TX 77026, USA. charles.c.kilpatrick@uth.tmc.edu
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D000328:Adult; D002170:Canada; D015148:Cardiotocography / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D007430:Intraoperative Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States