title: [X-ray pelvimetry practice survey in Northeast French maternities].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe and compare the indications and modalities of X-ray pelvimetry in obstetrical practice in the Northeast French maternities.
  
  
  METHODS
  An anonymous questionnaire was sent to the heads of obstetric departments in the Northeast French maternities. The questionnaire was built around four issues: description of the hospital characteristics, assessment of the obstetrical prognosis (modalities of delivery), indications and modalities of X-ray pelvimetry.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The response rate was 47%. The evaluation of the obstetrical prognosis was performed in 77% of maternities. Indications were: breech presentation (86%), suspicion of fetal-pelvic disproportion (78%), mother size lesser than 150cm (64%) and previous caesarean section (42%). Pelvic computed tomography was performed in the majority of the maternities (94%), between 35 and 37 weeks of amenorrhea (47%). Level III maternities and maternities with more than 2000 deliveries per year seemed to observe fewer indications than other maternities, but these indications were still globally excessive, comparing with the Collège national des gynécologues et obstétriciens français' recommendations.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These results should lead professionals to develop an assessment of their practices about the indications of X-ray pelvimetry.
authors.affiliation: Service de gynécologie-obstétrique, maternité régionale universitaire de Nancy, 10, rue du Dr-Heydenreich, 54042 Nancy cedex, France.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sataf
authors.affiliation: Service de gynécologie-obstétrique, maternité régionale universitaire de Nancy, 10, rue du Dr-Heydenreich, 54042 Nancy cedex, France; Faculté de médecine de Nancy, université de Lorraine, 54500 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France. Electronic address: emibehm@yahoo.fr.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gauchotte
authors.affiliation: Service de gynécologie-obstétrique, maternité régionale universitaire de Nancy, 10, rue du Dr-Heydenreich, 54042 Nancy cedex, France.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Muhlstein
authors.affiliation: Service de gynécologie-obstétrique, maternité régionale universitaire de Nancy, 10, rue du Dr-Heydenreich, 54042 Nancy cedex, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bernard
authors.affiliation: Faculté de médecine de Nancy, université de Lorraine, 54500 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gauchotte
authors.affiliation: Service de gynécologie-obstétrique, maternité régionale universitaire de Nancy, 10, rue du Dr-Heydenreich, 54042 Nancy cedex, France; Faculté de médecine de Nancy, université de Lorraine, 54500 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Morel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006771:Hospitals, Maternity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology; D009774:Obstetrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010387:Pelvimetry / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010388:Pelvis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011859:Radiography
keywords: Breech presentation; Disproportion fœto-pelvienne; Fetal-pelvic disproportion; Grossesse gémellaire; Présentation du siège; Radiopelvimétrie; Scarred uterus; Twin pregnancy; Utérus cicatriciel; X-ray pelvimetry