Re: gastroesophageal reflux and US scan

From: T-H Bui, Clinical Genetics, Karolinska Hospital (bui@gen.ks.se)
Fri Nov 15 03:40:14 1996


At 17.12 1996-11-14 -0600, "DR. Rafael Sánchez Usabiaga" wrote:

> Here in town is a tradition that many obstetricians do a sonogram
>every obstetrics visit.(like 10 during pregnancy).
> any body knows a retaltionship between sonograms and infant
>gastroesophageal reflux ?

This is certainly not evidence based medicine. What is your OB&GYN Society doing about this (mal)practice? No, such an association has not been reported (see the good review of Salvesen KA, Eik-Nes SH. Is ultrasound unsound? A review of epidemiological studies of human exposure to ultrasound. Ultrasound in Obstet Gynecol 1995; 6:293-8). Dr Sturla Eik-Nes (from Trondheim, Norway) has very much influenced the practice of obstetrical US in Sweden. However, there may be an association to non right handedness. Any clues from your city??

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