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ReviewSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2018

Sensors for Fetal Hypoxia and Metabolic Acidosis: A Review.

Gerard Cummins, Jessica Kremer, Anne Bernassau, Andrew Brown, Helen L Bridle, Holger Schulze, Till T Bachmann, Michael Crichton, Fiona C Denison, Marc P Y Desmulliez

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Review in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Gerard CumminsInstitute of Sensors, Signals and Systems, Heriot-Watt University, Riccarton EH14 4AS, Scotland, UK. g.cummins@hw.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-3285-4647
Jessica KremerInstitute of Sensors, Signals and Systems, Heriot-Watt University, Riccarton EH14 4AS, Scotland, UK. kremer-jessica@gmx.de.
Anne BernassauInstitute of Sensors, Signals and Systems, Heriot-Watt University, Riccarton EH14 4AS, Scotland, UK. A.Bernassau@hw.ac.uk.
Andrew BrownMRC Centre for Reproductive Health, Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH16 4TJ, Scotland, UK. brown.andrewpatrick@gmail.com.
Helen L BridleInstitute of Sensors, Signals and Systems, Heriot-Watt University, Riccarton EH14 4AS, Scotland, UK. H.L.Bridle@hw.ac.uk.
Holger SchulzeDivision of Infection and Pathway Medicine, Edinburgh Medical School, The Chancellor's Building, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH16 4SB, Scotland, UK. Holger.Schulze@ed.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-6446-2824
Till T BachmannDivision of Infection and Pathway Medicine, Edinburgh Medical School, The Chancellor's Building, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH16 4SB, Scotland, UK. till.bachmann@ed.ac.uk.
Michael CrichtonInstitute of Mechanical, Processing and Energy Engineering, Heriot-Watt University, Riccarton EH14 4AS, Scotland, UK. m.crichton@hw.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-3683-802X
Fiona C DenisonMRC Centre for Reproductive Health, Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH16 4TJ, Scotland, UK. fiona.denison@ed.ac.uk.
Marc P Y DesmulliezInstitute of Sensors, Signals and Systems, Heriot-Watt University, Riccarton EH14 4AS, Scotland, UK. M.Desmulliez@hw.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-2441-1598
Heriot-Watt University · GBMRC Centre for Reproductive Health · GBUniversity of Edinburgh · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council G1002033Medical Research Council MR/N022556/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This article reviews existing clinical practices and sensor research undertaken to monitor fetal well-being during labour. Current clinical practices that include fetal heart rate monitoring and fetal scalp blood sampling are shown to be either inadequate or time-consuming. Monitoring of lactate in blood is identified as a potential alternative for intrapartum fetal monitoring due to its ability to distinguish between different types of acidosis. A literature review from a medical and technical perspective is presented to identify the current advancements in the field of lactate sensors for this application. It is concluded that a less invasive and a more continuous monitoring device is required to fulfill the clinical needs of intrapartum fetal monitoring. Potential specifications for such a system are also presented in this paper.

Indexed as

Labor, ObstetricAcidosisFemaleFetal HypoxiaFetal MonitoringHumansLactic AcidPregnancyScalpLactic Acidelectrochemical sensingfetal blood samplingfetal monitoringhypoxialactatelactate hydrogenaselactate oxidaseobstetricsoptical sensing

Identifiers

PMID30104478
PMCPMC6111374
OpenAlexW2886060540

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