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Henkel A, Beshar I, Cahill EP, Blumenfeld YJ, Chueh J, Shaw KA. Impact of a Potential 20-Week Abortion Ban on Likelihood of Completing Required Views in Second-Trimester Fetal Anatomy Ultrasound. Am J Perinatol 2024; 41:771-777. [PMID: 35576967 DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1749138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to quantify the likelihood of assessing all mandated fetal views during the second-trimester anatomy ultrasound prior to the proposed federal 20-week abortion ban. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective cohort study of a random sample of 1,983 patients undergoing anatomy ultrasound in 2017 at a tertiary referral center. The difference in proportion of incomplete anatomic surveys prior compared with after 20-week gestation was analyzed using X 2 and adjusted logistic regression; difference in mean days elapsed from anomaly diagnosis to termination tested using t-tests and survival analysis. RESULTS Incomplete views were more likely with initial ultrasound before 20 weeks (adjusted relative risk: 1.70; 95% confidence interval: 1.50-1.94); 43.5% versus 26.1% were incomplete before and after 20 weeks, respectively. Fetal structural anomalies were identified in 6.4% (n = 127/1,983) scans, with 38.0% (n = 49) identified at follow-up after initial scan was incomplete. 22.8% (n = 29) with an anomaly terminated. CONCLUSION A complete assessment of fetal views during an anatomy ultrasound prior to 20-week gestation is often not technically feasible. Legislation limiting abortion to this gestational age would greatly impact patient's ability to make informed choices about their pregnancies. KEY POINTS · It is often not technically possible to complete anatomy ultrasound prior to 20-week gestation.. · Often, anomalies are missed during early, incomplete anatomy ultrasounds.. · After the diagnosis of a structural anomaly, one in five chose to terminate the pregnancy..
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- Andrea Henkel
- Division of Family Planning Services and Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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- Division of Family Planning Services and Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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- Division of Family Planning Services and Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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- Division of Family Planning Services and Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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Pontones CA, Titzmann A, Huebner H, Danzberger N, Ruebner M, Häberle L, Eskofier BM, Nissen M, Kehl S, Faschingbauer F, Beckmann MW, Fasching PA, Schneider MO. Feasibility and Acceptance of Self-Guided Mobile Ultrasound among Pregnant Women in Routine Prenatal Care. J Clin Med 2023; 12:4224. [PMID: 37445258 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12134224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2023] [Revised: 05/30/2023] [Accepted: 06/20/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Mobile and remote ultrasound devices are becoming increasingly available. The benefits and possible risks of self-guided ultrasound examinations conducted by pregnant women at home have not yet been well explored. This study investigated aspects of feasibility and acceptance, as well as the success rates of such examinations. METHODS In this prospective, single-center, interventional study, forty-six women with singleton pregnancies between 17 + 0 and 29 + 6 weeks of gestation were included in two cohorts, using two different mobile ultrasound systems. The participants examined the fetal heartbeat, fetal profile and amniotic fluid. Aspects of feasibility and acceptance were evaluated using a questionnaire. Success rates in relation to image and video quality were evaluated by healthcare professionals. RESULTS Two thirds of the women were able to imagine performing the self-guided examination at home, but 87.0% would prefer live support by a professional. Concerns about their own safety and that of the child were expressed by 23.9% of the women. Success rates for locating the target structure were 52.2% for videos of the fetal heartbeat, 52.2% for videos of the amniotic fluid in all four quadrants and 17.9% for videos of the fetal profile. CONCLUSION These results show wide acceptance of self-examination using mobile systems for fetal ultrasonography during pregnancy. Image quality was adequate for assessing the amniotic fluid and fetal heartbeat in most participants. Further studies are needed to determine whether ultrasound self-examinations can be implemented in prenatal care and how this would affect the fetomaternal outcome.
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- Constanza A Pontones
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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- Machine Learning and Data Analytics Lab, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91052 Erlangen, Germany
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- Machine Learning and Data Analytics Lab, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91052 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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Salomon LJ, Alfirevic Z, Berghella V, Bilardo CM, Chalouhi GE, Da Silva Costa F, Hernandez-Andrade E, Malinger G, Munoz H, Paladini D, Prefumo F, Sotiriadis A, Toi A, Lee W. ISUOG Practice Guidelines (updated): performance of the routine mid-trimester fetal ultrasound scan. ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY 2022; 59:840-856. [PMID: 35592929 DOI: 10.1002/uog.24888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2022] [Accepted: 02/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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- L J Salomon
- Department of Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Paris, Paris Cité University, Paris, France
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Thomas Jefferson University, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- University Medical Centre, Fetal Medicine Unit, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Maternité Necker-Enfants Malades, Université Paris Descartes, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- Maternal Fetal Medicine Unit, Gold Coast University Hospital and School of Medicine, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
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- Division of Ob-Gyn Ultrasound, Lis Maternity Hospital, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- University of Chile Hospital, Fetal Medicine Unit, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Santiago, Chile
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- Fetal Medicine and Surgery Unit, Istituto G. Gaslini, Genoa, Italy
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- Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Second Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Medical Imaging, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Houston, TX, USA
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Sklansky M, Afshar Y, Anton T, DeVore GR, Platt L, Satou G. Guidance for fetal cardiac imaging in patients with degraded acoustic windows. ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY 2022; 59:709-712. [PMID: 35118748 DOI: 10.1002/uog.24872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2021] [Revised: 01/23/2022] [Accepted: 01/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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- M Sklansky
- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Reproductive Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Fetal Diagnostic Centers, Pasadena, Tarzana and Lancaster, CA, USA
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- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Center for Fetal Medicine and Women's Ultrasound, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Lendrum TL, Shaffer RK, Heyborne KD. Repeat Anatomical Surveys Performed for an Initial Incomplete Study: Sonographer and Physician Factor. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM 2022; 4:100567. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2022.100567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2021] [Revised: 12/30/2021] [Accepted: 01/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Chaichanalap R, Hanprasertpong T. Success rate to complete optimal 20 + 2 ISUOG planes for foetal ultrasonographic structural screening during early second trimester pregnancy in Thailand. Ultrasound J 2021; 13:36. [PMID: 34390410 PMCID: PMC8364586 DOI: 10.1186/s13089-021-00238-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2020] [Accepted: 08/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Objective To compare the success rates of obtaining optimal 20 + 2 (2 overview + 20 planes) International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynaecology (ISUOG) planes for foetal ultrasound structural screening between pregnant women at gestational age (GA) 18–20 weeks and 20–22 weeks 6 days Methods A prospective descriptive study was conducted. Singleton pregnant women at GA 18–22 weeks + 6 days attending antenatal clinic between December 2019 and March 2020 were invited to participate in the study. Women whose foetuses had obvious structural anomalies were excluded. The ultrasound screening using 20 + 2 ISUOG protocol was performed by 21 operators who had completed the online ISUOG basic training programme with an experience of ultrasound scanning of at least 30 cases. The success rates of achieving optimal planes between GA 18–20 weeks and 20–22 weeks 6 days were compared using Chi-square test. Common suboptimal planes in the ultrasound scan were also presented. Results Optimal 20 + 2 ISUOG planes were successfully assessed in 97/126 (77%) and 112/126 (88.9%) patients in the group with a GA < 20 weeks and in the group with a GA ≥ 20 weeks, respectively. Overall success rate was 82.9%. The success rate for the GA < 20 weeks group was significantly lower than that for the GA ≥ 20 weeks group. The group with a GA ≥ 20 weeks had a 1.2 times higher success rate than the group with a GA < 20 weeks. The most common suboptimal planes were the facial planes, especially the median facial profile, and foetal thoracic planes. Conclusions We prefer to perform foetal structural screening using US with the 20 + 2 ISUOG protocol at a GA 20 to 22 weeks and 6 days with the aim reducing the need for repeat scans.
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- Ravita Chaichanalap
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Srinakharinwirot University, Ongkharak, 26120, Nakornnayok, Thailand
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Srinakharinwirot University, Ongkharak, 26120, Nakornnayok, Thailand.
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Gross MS, Ju H, Osborne LM, Jelin EB, Sekar P, Jelin AC. Indeterminate Prenatal Ultrasounds and Maternal Anxiety: A Prospective Cohort Study. Matern Child Health J 2021; 25:802-812. [PMID: 33392932 DOI: 10.1007/s10995-020-03042-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/05/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Prenatal ultrasounds often yield indeterminate (incomplete or minor abnormality) findings with limited clinical utility. We evaluate impact of indeterminate findings on maternal anxiety. METHODS A single-U.S.-center prospective cohort study administered the Perinatal Anxiety Screening Scale (PASS; control mean = 13.4; > 20 denotes clinically significant anxiety) before and after prenatal ultrasounds in February-May 2017. Ultrasound reports were coded as: normal; indeterminate; or major abnormality. Primary outcome was anxiety after indeterminate vs. normal ultrasounds. Secondary outcomes included anxiety change from pre-to-post-ultrasound and relative to women's characteristics. Linear regression adjusted for confounders. RESULTS Of 286 ultrasounds, 51.0% were normal, 40.5% indeterminate (22.0% incomplete; 18.5% minor abnormality), and 8.0% major abnormalities. Indeterminate findings were unrelated to age, race, parity, infertility, or psychiatric history, but associated with gestational age (26.6%/45.0%/52.5% for first/second/third trimesters; p < 0.001), and obesity (48.8 vs. 37.0%; p = 0.031). Pretest anxiety was highest in second/third trimesters (p = 0.029), and in subjects aged age ≤ 24 or younger(p < 0.001), with a history of anxiety (p < 0.001),) or with prior pregnancy loss (p = 0.011). Mean anxiety score decreased pre-to-posttest across all groups. Indeterminate findings were associated with higher PASS scores than normal findings: pretest 20.1 vs. 16.4 (p = 0.026) and posttest 16.9 vs. 12.2 (p = 0.009; adjusted-p = 0.01). Versus normal ultrasounds, incomplete findings were associated with higher post-ultrasound anxiety (p = 0.007; adjusted-p = 0.01) and smaller decreases from pre-to-posttest (adjusted-p = 0.03), whereas minor abnormalities had higher pretest anxiety (p = 0.029) with larger pre-to-posttest decreases (adjusted-p =0.010). DISCUSSION Indeterminate ultrasounds, especially incomplete findings, are associated with significantly higher anxiety than normal findings, suggesting need for evidence-based counseling, management and strategies for decreasing number of indeterminate results.
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- Marielle S Gross
- Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics, 1809 Ashland Ave, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA. .,Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Women's Mood Disorders Center, 550 N. Broadway, Suite 305, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA. .,Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15222, USA.
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Women's Mood Disorders Center, 550 N. Broadway, Suite 305, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Women's Mood Disorders Center, 550 N. Broadway, Suite 305, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.,Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Women's Mood Disorders Center, 550 N. Broadway, Suite 305, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA
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- Children's Center Fetal Program, Johns Hopkins Children's Center, 1800 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD, M230721287, USA
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- Pediatric Cardiology, Johns Hopkins Children's Center, 1800 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD, M230721287, USA
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Women's Mood Disorders Center, 550 N. Broadway, Suite 305, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA
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Byrne JJ, Morgan JL, Twickler DM, McIntire DD, Dashe JS. Utility of follow-up standard sonography for fetal anomaly detection. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2020; 222:615.e1-615.e9. [PMID: 31930994 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2020.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2019] [Revised: 12/24/2019] [Accepted: 01/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND In 2014, the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Fetal Imaging Workshop consensus recommended that sonograms be offered routinely to all pregnant women. In the absence of another indication, this examination is recommended at 18-22 weeks of gestation. Studies of anomaly detection often focus on pregnancies at risk for anomalies and on the yield of detailed sonography, topics less applicable to counseling low-risk pregnancies about the benefits and limitations of standard sonography. The clinical utility of follow-up sonogram in low-risk pregnancies for the purpose of fetal anomaly detection has not been established. OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was to evaluate the utility of follow-up standard sonography for anomaly detection among low-risk pregnancies in a nonreferred population. STUDY DESIGN We performed a retrospective cohort study of singleton pregnancies that underwent standard sonography at 18-21 6/7 weeks of gestation from October 2011 through March 2018 with subsequent delivery of a live-born infant at our hospital. Pregnancies with indications for detailed sonography in our system were excluded to evaluate fetal anomalies first identified with standard sonography. Anomalies were categorized according to the European Registration of Congenital Anomalies and Twins (EUROCAT) system, with confirmation based on neonatal evaluation. Among those with no anomaly detected initially, we evaluated the rate of subsequent detection according to number of follow-up sonograms, gestational age at sonography, organ system(s) affected, and anomaly severity. Statistical analyses were performed using χ2 and a Mantel-Haenszel test. RESULTS Standard sonography was performed in 40,335 pregnancies at 18-21 6/7 weeks, and 11,770 (29%) had at least 1 follow-up sonogram, with a second follow-up sonogram in 3520 (9%). Major abnormalities were confirmed in 387 infants (1%), with 248 (64%) detected initially and 28 (7%) and 5 (1%) detected on the first and second follow-up sonograms. Detection of residual anomalies on follow-up sonograms was significantly lower than detection on the initial standard examination: 64% on initial examination, 45% for first follow-up, and 45% for second follow-up (P < .01). A larger number of follow-up examinations were required per anomalous fetus detected: 163 examinations per anomalous fetus detected initially, 420 per fetus detected at the first follow-up examination, and 705 per fetus detected at the second follow-up sonogram (P < .01). The number of follow-up examinations to detect each additional anomalous fetus was not affected by gestational age (P = .7). Survival to hospital discharge was significantly lower for fetuses with anomalies detected on initial (88%) than for fetuses with anomalies undetected until delivery (90 of 91, 99%; P < .002). CONCLUSION In a low-risk, nonreferred cohort with fetal anomaly prevalence of 1%, follow-up sonography resulted in detection of 45% of fetal anomalies that had not been identified during the initial standard sonogram. Significantly more follow-up sonograms were required to detect each additional anomalous fetus.
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- John J Byrne
- Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Radiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Parkland Health and Hospital Systems, Dallas, TX.
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- Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Radiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Parkland Health and Hospital Systems, Dallas, TX
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- Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Radiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Parkland Health and Hospital Systems, Dallas, TX
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- Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Radiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Parkland Health and Hospital Systems, Dallas, TX
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- Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Radiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Parkland Health and Hospital Systems, Dallas, TX
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Hennig CL, Childs J, Aziz A, Quinton A. The effect of increased maternal body habitus on image quality and ability to identify fetal anomalies at a routine 18‐20‐week morphology ultrasound scan: a narrative review. SONOGRAPHY 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/sono.12202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Christina L. Hennig
- Medical ImagingRoyal Brisbane and Women's Hospital Herston Queensland Australia
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- School of Health SciencesUniversity of South Australia Adelaide Australia
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- School of Health, Medical and Applied SciencesCentral Queensland University Mackay Australia
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- Medical SonographyCentral Queensland University Australia
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Janicki MB, Fernandez CG, Wakefield D, Shepherd JP, Figueroa R. Improving fetal congenital heart disease screening using a checklist-based approach. Prenat Diagn 2019; 40:223-231. [PMID: 31652332 DOI: 10.1002/pd.5581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2019] [Revised: 09/19/2019] [Accepted: 09/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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To determine if using a checklist of specific ultrasound image criteria to screen the fetal heart improves the cardiac exam completion rate, defined as the ability to classify the heart as normal or abnormal. This is a retrospective cohort study of patients with singleton pregnancies who underwent a fetal anatomy survey between 18 and 28 weeks' gestation. A checklist was used from 1 September 2015 to 31 March 2016 to categorize exams as complete-normal, complete-abnormal, or incomplete. Performance was compared with a 7-month period prior to checklist introduction (1 December 2014 to 30 June 2015). Checklist utilization improved the cardiac exam completion rate by 8.9%. With the checklist, 1083 of 1202 exams (90.1%) were completed compared to 987 of 1193 (82.7%) pre-checklist, P < .001. We did not detect a change in cases classified as abnormal and referred for echocardiography: 25 (2.1%) with the checklist and 16 (1.3%) pre-checklist, P = .16. We did not detect more congenital heart disease (CHD), 12 (1.0%) with checklist screening, 5 (0.4%) pre-checklist, P = .14. Critical CHD was not missed in either group. Using the checklist improved the cardiac exam completion rate. There was no change in congenital heart disease detection.
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- Mary B Janicki
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center/Trinity Health of New England, Hartford, Connecticut
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center/Trinity Health of New England, Hartford, Connecticut
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center/Trinity Health of New England, Hartford, Connecticut.,UConn Center on Aging, UCONN Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center/Trinity Health of New England, Hartford, Connecticut
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center/Trinity Health of New England, Hartford, Connecticut
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Detailed Fetal Anatomic Ultrasound Examination: Effect of the 2014 Consensus Report on a Tertiary Referral Center. Ultrasound Q 2019; 35:21-29. [PMID: 30516729 DOI: 10.1097/ruq.0000000000000392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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This study evaluates the impact of extended cardiac views on examination time, repeat imaging, and anomaly detection before and after implementation of 76811 guidelines (American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine Consensus 2014). It is a retrospective study of singleton pregnancies undergoing detailed ultrasound imaging at 18 weeks' gestation or greater before and after the protocol change in an academic, tertiary care fetal center. Views required prior to 2014: 4-chamber, left outflow tract, right outflow tract. Additional views required after 2014: bicaval, aortic arch, 3-vessel, and 3-vessel trachea. Fetuses with known anomalies were excluded. Rates of detection of congenital heart disease (CHD), examination completion, repeat examination recommendation, fetal echocardiogram recommendation, completion by body mass index, and cardiac examination time were determined. Six hundred twenty-four subjects were included, 217 before and 407 after protocol change. Views obtained were as stated in the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine/Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine consensus. Detection of CHD was not improved. Examination times increased by 20% (6.4 vs 7.7 minutes, P < 0.05). Number of incomplete studies increased by 130% (11% to 26%, P < 0.05). Twice as many patients were referred for repeat examination (6% vs 13%, P < 0.05). Completion rates were negatively correlated with body mass index. Recommendations for fetal echocardiogram were unchanged (5% vs 6%, P = 0.6). Additional imaging did not increase detection rate of CHD (3% vs 2%, P = 0.3). Extended cardiac views resulted in increased examination time, more incomplete examinations, and more repeat examinations without changing detection rates of CHD.
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Lee HS, Dickinson JE, Tan JK, Nembhard W, Bower C. Congenital diaphragmatic hernia: Impact of contemporary management strategies on perinatal outcomes. Prenat Diagn 2018; 38:1004-1012. [PMID: 30346634 DOI: 10.1002/pd.5376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2018] [Revised: 08/21/2018] [Accepted: 10/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study aims to review temporal changes in perinatal management and 1-year survival outcomes of cases of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) from 1996 to 2015 in Western Australia (WA). METHOD This research is a retrospective study of all cases of CDH in WA from 1996 to 2015 identified from five independent databases within the WA health network. Detailed information pertaining to pregnancy and survival outcomes were obtained from review of maternal and infant medical records. RESULTS There were 215 cases of CDH with 164 diagnosed prenatally. Between 1996 and 2010, a decline in live birth rates for CDH-affected pregnancies was observed, reaching a nadir of 5.3 per 10 000 births before increasing to a peak of 9.73 per 10 000 births in 2011-2015. A corresponding decline was seen in the number of pregnancies terminated in the same period from 8.3 to 4.6 per 10 000 births (P = 0.14) and an increase in survival of live births from 38.9% to 81.3% (P = 0.01). CONCLUSION The improved overall survival rate in infants with CDH over the last 20 years may have resulted in an increased tendency for women to continue their pregnancy with a concomitant decline in termination rates. Information from this study will help in the counselling of women following prenatal detection of CDH.
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- Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Perth, Australia
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- Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Perth, Australia.,The Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
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