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Human Factors: The Dirty Dozen in CTG misinterpretation

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  • Obianuju Nzelu
  • Edwin Chandraharan
  • Susana Pereira

    (Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UK
    St George’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Uk)

Abstract

The contribution of human factors to errors and adverse outcomes within most healthcare systems cannot be underestimated. In Obstetrics we rely on the cardiotocograph as a non-invasive tool for detecting fetal hypoxia. However, since its introduction in 1960 the CTG has failed to reduce the rate of hypoxia-induced perinatal morbidity and mortality. The recent Each Baby Counts report indicates that 62% of stillbirths, neonatal deaths, and brain injuries of term babies in labour in 2015 were related to errors in CTG interpretation and management. This carries a significant financial burden as recent figures from the National Health Service Litigation Authority (NHSLA) show that Obstetrics makes up 50% of the total value of negligence claims in the UK.

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  • Obianuju Nzelu & Edwin Chandraharan & Susana Pereira, 2018. "Human Factors: The Dirty Dozen in CTG misinterpretation," Global Journal of Reproductive Medicine, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 6(2), pages 34-392:6, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:jgjorm:v:6:y:2018:i:2:p:34-39
    DOI: 10.19080/GJORM.2018.06.555683
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