Table 1 Demographic and responses of the entire cohort
Variables | Total number (percentage) |
|---|---|
Affiliation | |
Academic practice | 90 (62.5%) |
Private practice | 41 (28.5%) |
Other | 13 (9.0%) |
Years of experience as MFM provider | |
0–3 years | 21 (14.6%) |
4–6 years | 22 (15.3%) |
7–10 years | 18 (12.5%) |
> 10 years | 83 (57.6%) |
Diagnostic and monitoring tool for a fetus with gastroschisis | |
Ultrasound | 144 (100.0%) |
Doppler ultrasound | 73 (50.7%) |
Biophysical profile (BPP) | 110 (76.4%) |
Non-stress test (NST) | 111, (77.1%) |
MRI | 5 (3.5%) |
Age of starting antenatal testing | |
≤ 24 weeks | 3 (2.1%) |
28 weeks | 19 (13.4%) |
32 weeks | 108 (76.1%) |
33 weeks | 0, (0.0%) |
34 weeks | 12 (8.5%) |
Frequency of bowel wall thickness/bowel dilation measurement | |
Every week | 36 (30.8%) |
Every two weeks | 29 (24.8%) |
Every three weeks | 10 (8.5%) |
Every four weeks | 43 (36.8%) |
Frequency of mesenteric and umbilical artery monitoring | |
Every week | 23 (41.8%) |
Every two weeks | 18 (32.7%) |
Every three weeks | 4 (7.3%) |
Every four weeks | 11 (20.0%) |
Frequency of estimated fetal weight measurement | |
Every week | 0 (0.0%) |
Every two weeks | 29 (20.6%) |
Every three weeks | 41 (29.1%) |
Every four weeks | 76 (53.9%) |
Frequency of fetal growth and fetal growth lag (FGL) measurement | |
Every week | (0, 0.0%) |
Every two weeks | 31 (27.0%) |
Every three weeks | 36 (31.3%) |
Every four weeks | 54 (47.0%) |
Frequency of amniotic fluid index (AFI) measurement | |
Every week | 68 (49.3%) |
Every two weeks | 27 (19.6%) |
Every three weeks | 13 (9.4%) |
Every four weeks | 34 (24.6%) |
Frequency of umbilical ring size measurement | |
Every week | 3 (10.3%) |
Every two weeks | 6 (20.7%) |
Every three weeks | 2 (6.9%) |
Every four weeks | 18 (62.1%) |
Abnormalities would change surveillance frequency | |
Bowel status or appearance | 7 (4.9%) |
Mesenteric and umbilical artery by Doppler US | 3 (2.1%) |
Estimated fetal weight | 21 (14.7%) |
Fetal growth | 12 (8.4%) |
Fetal growth lag (FGL) | 17 (11.9%) |
Amniotic fluid index (AFI) | 25 (17.5%) |
All apply | 58 (40.6%) |
Elective premature delivery in case of any abnormal findings | |
Yes | 96 (69.1%) |
No | 43 (30.9%) |
Time for delivery in non-complicated gastroschisis | |
Prior to 36 weeks | 0 (0.0%) |
At 36 weeks | 6 (4.2%) |
At 37 weeks | 62 (43.1%) |
At 38 weeks | 28 (19.4%) |
At 39 weeks | 39 (27.1%) |
Spontaneous | 9 (6.3%) |
Mode of delivery in case of the presence of fetal gastroschisis | |
Vaginal | 134 (95.0%) |
Cesarean | 7 (5.0%) |
Do you measure the diameter of the gastroschisis defect? | |
Yes | 52 (36.4%) |
No | 87 (60.8%) |
I would like to but it is not feasible | 4 (2.8%) |
Impact of abdominal wall defect diameter on treatment plan | |
Yes | 8 (5.6%) |
No | 135 (94.4%) |
Abdominal wall defect size impact on short bowel syndrome | |
Yes | 28 (20.1%) |
No | 35 (25.2%) |
I don’t know | 76 (54.7%) |