Fetal scalp lactate testing to reduce caesarean sections: a review of the clinical and cost-effectiveness
Tran K, Cunningham J
Record ID 32011001308
English
Authors' recommendations:
Lactate testing appears to be comparable with pH estimation for fetal scalp sampling with some advantages including fewer sampling failures, shorter time of estimation, and smaller sampling volume. As with pH testing, the fetal scalp lactate testing is still an invasive technology that bears some risks including continued bleeding from the puncture site, infection, and bruising of the baby’s scalp. No recommendation for the use of fetal scalp lactate testing during labor was found in the identified guidelines. The limited available evidence should be considered when deciding whether to use fetal scalp lactate testing to determine fetal distress.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
URL for project:
http://www.cadth.ca/media/pdf/htis/L0050%20Fetal%20Scalp%20Lactate%20Testing%20final.pdf
Year Published:
2008
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
Canada
MeSH Terms
- Cost-Benefit Analysis
- Fetal Blood
- Labor, Obstetric
- Scalp
Contact
Organisation Name:
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health
Contact Address:
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Contact Name:
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Contact Email:
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Copyright:
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH)
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