title: Adherence to guidelines on the diagnosis of cephalo-pelvic disproportion at Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the degree of adherence to guidelines on the diagnosis of cephalopelvic disproportion (CPD) in Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  The database ofpregnant women who underwent cesarean delivery due to CPD between 2010 and 2012 was reviewed The degree of adherence to guidelines on the CPD diagnosis was recorded The guidelines were from Royal Thai College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (RTCOG) and the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) as gold standard criteria for CPD diagnosis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Four hundred sixty four pregnant women diagnosed as CPD were recruited. The adherence to guidelines either RTCOG or ACOG criteria was 80.4%. Of 91 cases that had incomplete criteria to diagnose CPD, 25 cases (27.5%) had been suspected offetal macrosomia and CPD was diagnosed during latent phase of labor Unfortunately, 76% of these fetuses had birth weight less than 4000 grams, which were unlikely to be macrosomia.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The adherence to guidelines on the diagnosis of CPD was 80.4%. Almost one-third of the cases that had no adherence were false diagnosed of fetal macrosomia. Therefore, the strategy of accurate fetal weigh estimation may reduce unnecessary cesarean section from false diagnosis of CPD.
authors: Sasivimol
authors: S
authors: Srisukho
authors: Theera
authors: T
authors: Tongsong
authors: Kasemsri
authors: K
authors: Srisupundit
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D052178:Cephalopelvic Disproportion / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016208:Databases, Factual; D005260:Female; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis / Q000592:standards*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013785:Thailand