How Difficult a Fetal Ultrasound Can be: Time for a Dedicated Classification System
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 500
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Operator ultrasound satisfaction
研究概览
简要总结
Sonographic imaging stands as the mainstay of fetal anatomical investigation and the primary screening tool for structural abnormalities early in pregnancy. This study aimed to evaluate the occurrence and effect of a cluster of maternal features on sonographic image quality and operator satisfaction.
详细描述
This was a cross-sectional, single-center observational study of ultrasound scans performed on singleton pregnant women who underwent ultrasound imaging at 11-14 weeks and 19-21 weeks gestation. From March 2023 to March 2024, a convenience cohort of pregnant women who presented for prenatal care at the Fetal Medicine and Prenatal Diagnosis Unit of "Di Venere" Hospital in Bari (Apulia, Southern Italy) and the Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit of Vito Fazzi Hospital in Lecce (Apulia, Southern Italy) to receive routine gestational ultrasound was recruited for the present study.
The inclusion criteria were singleton pregnancy and the presence of one or more of the risk factors widely described in the literature as limiting features, i.e., excess weight (BMI>24.9 Kg/m2), retroverted uterus, the presence of myomas, a previous abdominal surgery, and a limited echo absorption. No exclusion criteria related to women's gestational age or ethnicity were applied.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Cohort
- 时间视角
- Cross Sectional
入排标准
- 性别
- Female
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Pregnant women presenting one or more of the risk factors widely described in the literature as limiting features, i.e., excess weight (BMI>24.9 Kg/m2), retroverted uterus, the presence of myomas, previous abdominal surgery, and limited echo absorption.
排除标准
- •No limiting factors described above
- •No pregnant women
结局指标
主要结局
Operator ultrasound satisfaction
时间窗: baseline
Operator ultrasound satisfaction, rating as "low", "good", or "very good"
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Roberta Zupo
PhD
University of Bari Aldo Moro