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Drs. Rudecindo
Lagos S.(1,2,3) , Rodolfo Espinoza G.(1, 2), Sr. Juan José Orellana(2,3)
Abstract
We present a local function to predict the fetal weight
using ultrasound measurements. This function is compared with other functions
currently used in our country. This is a retrospective cohort study with
new born child that had, an ultrasound exam at seven o less days before
its delivery. Our cases were collected in Temuco
city
(120 meters above the sea level) during 1994-2000. They were selected
according to: a) know gestational age (with an ultasound exam before the
12th weeks of gestation); b) single pregnancies without malformations;
c) alive newborn infant of 26 to 42 weeks of gestation at delivery.
A total of 409 cases were collected, with an average of 2.8 days between the last ultrasound exam and the deliver. We obtained a reliable fetal weight estimation function (0.0056 in a Shrinkage on Cross-Validation < 0.88). The estimated weight were more valid than compressions functions. The estimation error greater than 10% occurred only in 18.1% of the cases compared with 29.8, 33.3 and 38.4% produced in our cases using the function by: Hadlock, Vaccaro and the UC2, respectively. Our function showed to be similar to the Hadlock estimating fetal weight during gestational ages less than week 32. Over this week, our function is much more valid, were Hadlock and Vaccaro formulas underestimate the real weights and the UC2 formula overestimate it. Key words: Fetal weight estimation.
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