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  • Title: The CTG and the timing and mechanism of fetal neurological injuries.
    Author: Schifrin BS.
    Journal: Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol; 2004 Jun; 18(3):437-56. PubMed ID: 15183138.
    Abstract:
    Defining the relationship between the cardiotocograph (CTG) pattern and subsequent neurological injury is confounded by the requirement that certain clinical and biochemical perinatal findings are essential for relating intrapartum events to subsequent neurological injury. Similarly, the value of CTG analysis in these cases has been compromised by antiquated terminology focused on hypoxia but not neurological behavior. Strong evidence suggests that the evaluation of umbilical artery acidosis, low Apgar score and neonatal encephalopathy are limited in their ability to either include or exclude intrapartum injury. Proper evaluation of the CTG requires that trends and the rapidity of changes in patterns of decelerations are necessary to confidently define the normal-behaving fetus, the hypoxemic but uninjured fetus, the injured but non-hypoxic fetus, and finally to distinguish ischemic events from other forms of hypoxia. A newly defined CTG pattern, the 'conversion' pattern, appears to be a specific marker of ischemic injury and could help to redefine the role of CTG monitoring.
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