Development, Validation, and Diagnostic Accuracy of the Fetal Lack of Responsiveness Scale for Diagnosis of Severe Perinatal Hypoxia.

ABSTRACT: Background: There are limitations to predicting perinatal asphyxia, as current tools rely almost entirely on fetal cardiotocography (CTG). The fetal lack of responsiveness scale (FLORS) is a new diagnostic alternative based on the physiological phenomena associated with fetal hypoxia. Objectives: The objective of this study was to develop, validate, and assess the diagnostic accuracy of the FLORS for predicting severe perinatal hypoxia (SPH). Study Design: A two-phase retrospective observational cross-sectional analytical study was conducted. Phase 1 involved the formulation and retrospective validation of the FLORS. A total of 366 fetal CTG records were evaluated twice by seven readers. Phase 2 was a collaborative, retrospective, multicenter diagnostic test study that

SUBMITTER: Franco LC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11498997 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature