Nuchal Cord Detection in Sonographic Evaluation by a First Year Resident.
- Conditions
- Fetal Cord Entanglement
- Registration Number
- NCT03100929
- Lead Sponsor
- Rambam Health Care Campus
- Brief Summary
The investigators aim to prove that minimal sonographic training for nuchal cord detection in an unexperienced first year medical resident is more than enough to detect the phenomenon. Patients undergoing elective cesarean section will undergo a routine ultrasound (that is performed to detect the fetal heart rate and the fetal presentation) during which the resident will attempt to detect nuchal cord. The resident will then attend the patient's surgery to verify the findings.
- Detailed Description
Patients undergoing elective cesarean section will undergo a routine ultrasound examination during which fetal heart rate, fetal presentation and nuchal cord presence will be documented. During surgery, after the fetus is delivered, presence or lack of nuchal cord will be documented.
The aim of the study is to show that minimal sonographic training may assist even an unexperienced sonographist in detection of such a subtle yet important phenomenon.
The study will be performed utilizing the newest resident in the OBGYN department.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 100
- Any woman undergoing elective cesarean section.
- None.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Detection rate for nuchal cord. up to 6 hours from admission for elective surgery. Detection of nuchal cord in a pre-op ultrasound and verification of the sonographic findings during surgery.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Rambam health care campus
🇮🇱Haifa, Israel
Rambam health care campus🇮🇱Haifa, Israel