Trial reportGlobal health, science and practice2016
Web-Based Quality Assurance Process Drives Improvements in Obstetric Ultrasound in 5 Low- and Middle-Income Countries.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Quality improvement in public-private partnerships in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review.BMC health services research · 2024Pooled it
- Tele-Ultrasound in Resource-Limited Settings: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in public health · 2019Pooled it
- Birth weight and gestational age distributions in a rural Kenyan population.BMC pediatrics · 2023Trial
- Cost estimation alongside a multi-regional, multi-country randomized trial of antenatal ultrasound in five low-and-middle-income countries.BMC public health · 2021Trial
- Oligohydramnios: a prospective study of fetal, neonatal and maternal outcomes in low-middle income countries.Reproductive health · 2020Trial
- Low-dose aspirin for the prevention of preterm delivery in nulliparous women with a singleton pregnancy (ASPIRIN): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.Lancet (London, England) · 2020Trial
- Routine antenatal ultrasound in low- and middle-income countries: first look - a cluster randomised trial.BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology · 2018Trial
- Introduction of robot-assisted obstetric ultrasound in rural Northern Norway.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2026Article
- Review
- Point-Of-Care Ultra-Sound (POCUS) for suspected surgical abdominal conditions in rural India-a mixed-method health needs assessment.PLOS global public health · 2023Article
- Experiences of midwives on Vscan limited obstetric ultrasound use: a qualitative exploratory study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Article
- A mobile-optimized artificial intelligence system for gestational age and fetal malpresentation assessment.Communications medicine · 2022Article
- Testing telediagnostic obstetric ultrasound in Peru: a new horizon in expanding access to prenatal ultrasound.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2021Article
- Obstetrics Nursing and Medical Health System Based on Blockchain Technology.Journal of healthcare engineering · 2021Article
- Including ultrasound scans in antenatal care in low-resource settings: Considering the complementarity of obstetric ultrasound screening and maternity waiting homes in strengthening referral systems in low-resource, rural settings.Seminars in perinatology · 2019Review
- Experiences of Indian Health Workers Using WhatsApp for Improving Aseptic Practices With Newborns: Exploratory Qualitative Study.JMIR medical informatics · 2018Article
- Challenges of Implementing Antenatal Ultrasound Screening in a Rural Study Site: A Case Study From the Democratic Republic of the Congo.Global health, science and practice · 2017Article
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Abstract
High quality is important in medical imaging, yet in many geographic areas, highly skilled sonographers are in short supply. Advances in Internet capacity along with the development of reliable portable ultrasounds have created an opportunity to provide centralized remote quality assurance (QA) for ultrasound exams performed at rural sites worldwide. We sought to harness these advances by developing a web-based tool to facilitate QA activities for newly trained sonographers who were taking part in a cluster randomized trial investigating the role of limited obstetric ultrasound to improve pregnancy outcomes in 5 low- and middle-income countries. We were challenged by connectivity issues, by country-specific needs for website usability, and by the overall need for a high-throughput system. After systematically addressing these needs, the resulting QA website helped drive ultrasound quality improvement across all 5 countries. It now offers the potential for adoption by future ultrasound- or imaging-based global health initiatives.
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