Re: .5 million awarded to cesarean mom
From: Andrew Folley (agfolley@hotmail.com)
Thu Jan 4 16:36:05 2007
Even with the "17 minute" information,the medical legal aspect (wrt timing)
of any resulting injury due to rupture will be based on did you go from
"decision to incision" in 30 minutes.
>From: "ainsron" <ainsron@sbcglobal.net>
>Reply-To: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net
>To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L <ob-gyn-l@dns.obgyn.net>
>Subject: RE: .5 million awarded to cesarean mom
>Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2007 16:44:57 -0600
>
>It comes from the ACOG handbook on Neonatal Encephalopathy and Cerebral
>Palsy. Talking about a review of cases of uterine rupture and perinatal
>mortality and morbidity, they state "No significant perinatal morbidity
>occurred in patients whose only fetal heart rate abnormality was prolonged
>deceleration when delivery occurred within 17 minutes of the onset of the
>prolonged deceleration." The article they reference is Leung, Leung &
>Paul;
>Uterine rupture after previous cesarean delivery; Am J Obstet Gynecol 1993;
>169:945-50 (Level III). So if you believe you have 30 minutes from
>decision
>to incision to delivery a healthy fetus with a uterine rupture, think
>again.
>You have 17 minutes from the sentinel event, and it probably takes you at
>least 3-5 minutes to make the decision, leaving only 12-14 minutes to get
>the baby out.
>
>Ronald E. Ainsworth, MD, FACOG
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net [mailto:ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net] On Behalf Of Andrew
>Folley
>Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 11:14 AM
>To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L
>Subject: Re: .5 million awarded to cesarean mom
>
>What is the "17 minute rule" I have never heard of it?????agf
>
> >From: DoctorJoe@aol.com
> >Reply-To: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net
> >To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L <ob-gyn-l@dns.obgyn.net>
> >Subject: Re: .5 million awarded to cesarean mom
> >Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2007 23:41:40 -0600
> >
> >In a message dated 1/3/07 11:35:25 PM, ainsron@sbcglobal.net writes:
> >
> > > It's not a 30 minute rule, it's a 17 minute rule.
> > >
> >
> >There you go. Even WORSE. Right?
> >
> >je
>
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