Modern obstetric management and outcome of infants with gastroschisis.
Publication/Presentation Date
7-1-1999
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether outcomes of infants with gastroschisis differed by mode or site of delivery, diagnostic method, or when maternal-fetal medicine consultation was given.
METHODS: Charts of 32 infants born at the University of Mississippi Medical Center or admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit between September 1992 and June 1998 were reviewed for maternal demographic characteristics and neonatal outcomes. Statistical analysis was done using Student t test, analysis of variance, chi2, and Kruskal-Wallis test with P
RESULTS: There were no statistically significant differences in neonatal outcomes by method or site of delivery, diagnostic method, or maternal-fetal medicine consultation before delivery. Infants delivered vaginally had higher Apgar scores at 1 and 5 minutes (9 versus 7 and 9 versus 8, respectively, P
CONCLUSION: Outcomes of infants with isolated gastroschisis were not significantly affected by method or site of delivery, diagnostic method, or maternal-fetal surveillance. Although the findings of this investigation were largely negative and the statistical power limited due to the rarity of this fetal disruption, small series of cases of gastroschisis need to be analyzed to resolve current controversies surrounding optimal treatment of gastroschisis.
Volume
94
Issue
1
First Page
112
Last Page
116
ISSN
0029-7844
Published In/Presented At
Rinehart, B. K., Terrone, D. A., Isler, C. M., Larmon, J. E., Perry, K. G., Jr, & Roberts, W. E. (1999). Modern obstetric management and outcome of infants with gastroschisis. Obstetrics and gynecology, 94(1), 112–116. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0029-7844(99)00234-3
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
10389729
Department(s)
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Document Type
Article