Publications by authors named "L Harmsen"
Objective: To examine the feasibility and performance of implementing a standardized fetal cardiac scan at the time of a routine first-trimester ultrasound scan.
Method: A retrospective, single-center study in an unselected population between March 2021 and July 2022. A standardized cardiac scan protocol consisting of a four-chamber and 3-vessel trachea view with color Doppler was implemented as part of the routine first-trimester scan.
Background: Collaborative skills learning in the form of dyad learning compared with individual learning has been shown to lead to non-inferior skills retention and transfer. However, we have limited knowledge on which learning activities improve collaborative skills training and how the number of collaborators may impact skills transfer. We explored the effects of skills training individually, in dyads, triads or tetrads on learning activities during training and on subsequent skills transfer.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Supraventricular tachycardia is the most common fetal tachyarrhythmia and if persistent often associated with fetal hydrops which can cause intrauterine and neonatal death.
Case Presentation: We present a case of early second trimester supraventricular tachycardia in a hydropic fetus, initially refractory to transplacental treatment.
Conclusion: The supraventricular tachycardia was successfully treated when supplemented with intraperitoneal flecainide in the fetus.
Article Synopsis
- The study explored the link between fetal head descent and the duration of operative vaginal delivery in first-time mothers experiencing prolonged labor.
- Measurements of head-perineum distance before and during contractions were used to assess the fetal head's position.
- Results indicated that greater fetal head descent was associated with shorter durations of vacuum extraction and lower rates of Cesarean sections, but did not significantly impact neonatal outcomes.
Fetal rotation during vacuum extractions for prolonged labor: a prospective cohort study.
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand
August 2018
Introduction: The aim of the study was to investigate fetal head rotation during vacuum extraction.
Material And Methods: We conducted a prospective cohort study from November 2013 to July 2016 in seven European hospitals. Fetal head position was determined with transabdominal or transperineal ultrasound and categorized as occiput anterior (OA), occiput transverse (OT) or occiput posterior (OP) position.