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Re: Elective Induction - more questions.. From: Efrain Ramirez (eramirezt@coqui.net) Fri Jul 9 21:25:52 2004 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Efrain Ramirez: "Re: Elective Induction - something goes wrong" Previous message: DoctorJoe@aol.com: "Re: Elective Induction - something goes wrong" In reply to: Steve & Eryl Raymond: "Re: Elective Induction - more questions.." Next in thread: Garry E. Siegel, M.D.: "Re: Elective Induction - something goes wrong" When I started -(on 7/7/77 -Thursday- private practice) induction was a "term" - practiced only for true medical (maternal/fetal) indications - social ones were extremely rare - I have accepted over the years the practice of elective induction because good results can be achieved if adequate patient selection is done - and new drugs are around - prostaglandins and Cytotec ( unfortunately the last one is not available in our institution because of a lawsuit) with the skyrocketing C/S rate - patient selection has become a third degree factor - >At Fri, 09 Jul 2004, Steve & Eryl Raymond wrote: > >Seems no-one is game to answer Efrain and commit themselves, because >like many things in obstetrics the question "how long is a piece of >string" is a common problem. You said "IMHO - if a multiparous >patient needs more than 12 hours for the whole process of elective >induction - patient selection was borderline.." and I know that if I >am looking after someone who is not delivered before bed time, I feel >I made the wrong decision. For me that means I have second thoughts >by the 16th hour. Of course, by then it's too late for that! > >Other opinions? > >Steve Raymond > >Efrain Ramirez wrote: > >> I do not know if this post came through - but - what's your timetable >> for a multiparous patient - if any- for the whole process of an ELECTIVE >> induction - is it ok to go more than 12-24 hours ? - did you make the >> right choice if it goes that far? >> -- "The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth." Niels Bohr (1885 - 1962) Next message: Efrain Ramirez: "Re: Elective Induction - something goes wrong" Previous message: DoctorJoe@aol.com: "Re: Elective Induction - something goes wrong" In reply to: Steve & Eryl Raymond: "Re: Elective Induction - more questions.." Next in thread: Garry E. Siegel, M.D.: "Re: Elective Induction - something goes wrong"

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