Re: "Perinatal Guidelines"

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, M.D. (apgar10@montanadsl.net)
Thu Jul 24 09:52:09 2003


Allan, That's my whole issue with guidelines. Without them, how do you "mandate" a consultation? Lynn

-----Original Message----- From: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net [mailto:ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net] On Behalf Of ATB28@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 7:43 PM To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L Subject: Re: "Perinatal Guidelines"

In a message dated 7/23/2003 5:02:19 PM Eastern Standard Time, apgar10@montanadsl.net writes:

Heh all, Does anybody have any guidelines in place in your institution regarding when a Maternal-Fetal consultation is required. I know that this is a rather gray and controversial area, but I also know that some facilities have adopted guidelines.

You can e-mail me privately if you would like. Lynn

Lynn,

Controversial, perhaps - but decreasing complications, liability exposure for the non-perinatologists, and LOS, definitely.

Because pregnant patients are, almost by definition, high-risk I mandate a perinatal consultation on all antepartum admissions. (And yes, I *was* influenced by my former life experiences...) Allan

Allan T Bombard MD Sr Vice President and Chair Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology Lutheran Medical Center 150 55th St; Ste 3526 Brooklyn, NY 11220 Ph: 718.630.6375 Fx: 718.630.6322 Em: ABombard@lmcmc.com





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