Re: Nuchal Cord

From: Ilvlucy@aol.com
Thu Feb 19 16:17:35 2004


In a message dated 2/19/2004 4:28:18 PM Central Standard Time, sue@aiu.edu.au writes:

> If I could buy into this one - surely a sonographer is duty bound to
> examine
> the fetus in all its aspects and document the findings. We routinely include
> cord examination in third trimester scans, it is the obstetrician's duty to
> discuss the results with the patient and make decisions on management, if a
> sonographer finds a nuchal cord wrapped securely (3 or 4 times
> circumferentially) and does not report this, they would be liable for
> censure if anything went wrong. Maybe the best outcome for your current
> difficulty would come from the referring physicians having a discussion with
> the sonographer in question and make them aware of their cocerns
>
> Cheers

I absolutely agree......why is a sonographer telling the patient about the cord? Perhaps a policy should be put in place that the sonographer tells the doc about the cord, then leaves it up to the doc to tell the pt.




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