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J. Matern. Fetal. Neonatal. Med. · Jan 2016
Observational StudyUtility of intrapartum transperineal ultrasound to predict cases of failure in vacuum extraction attempt and need of cesarean section to complete delivery.
- José Antonio Sainz, Carlota Borrero, Adriana Aquise, Rosa Serrano, Laura Gutiérrez, and Ana Fernández-Palacín.
- a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Valme University Hospital , Seville , Spain .
- J. Matern. Fetal. Neonatal. Med. 2016 Jan 1; 29 (8): 1348-52.
ObjectivesWe aim to evaluate the predictive capacity of intrapartum transperineal ultrasound (ITU) to predict cases of failure in fetal extraction in operative deliveries with vacuum. Prospective, observational study performed on 61 nulliparous women, ≥ 37 weeks, singleton pregnancies at full dilatation who underwent transperineal ultrasound before placement of vacuum to complete fetal extraction. Working on the transperineal longitudinal plane, we evaluated the following: Angle of Progression (AoP), Progression Distance (PD) and head direction. In the transverse plane, midline angle (MLA) and head-perineum distance were assessed. Vacuum extractions were classified as easy (EG) (three or less vacuum pulls), difficult (DG) (more than three vacuum pulls) or impossible (IG) (delivery completed by cesarean section). Occipito-posterior presentations were not evaluated.ResultsFifty-two patients were studied (26-EG, 19-DG and 7-IG). No differences in obstetric, intrapartum or neonatal characteristics were observed between study groups, with the following exceptions: weight at birth (3147 g-EG, 3523 g-DG and 3588 g-IG) and number of vacuum pulls (1.4-EG, 4.4-DG and 4.1-IG; p < 0.0005). The AoP pushing was 133.1° ± 13.6-EG, 112.8° ± 12.8-DG and 99.1° ± 8.9-IG (p < 0.0005); "head-up" direction was identified in 84.6% of EG, 36.8% of DG and 28.6% of IG (p < 0.001); PD were 37.0 ± 10.4 mm, 33.3 ± 23.3 mm and 20.8 ± 9.5 mm (p < 0.0005); MLA were 35.0° ± 19.6, 55.3° ± 24.4 and 76.0° ± 23.2 (p = 0.003); and head-perineum distances were 41.8 ± 6.6 mm, 49.2 ± 9.8 mm and 48.0 ± 3.4 mm (p = 0.072), respectively.ConclusionWe have observed that the presence of an AoP with pushing <105°, a PD <25 mm, a "head-down" direction and a >45° MLA are very unfavorable ITU parameters which can be used to identify cases of high risk of fetal extraction failure in vacuum-assisted deliveries.
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