Clinical Study
Fetal Vibroacoustic Stimulation in Computerized Cardiotocographic Analysis: The Role of Short-Term Variability and Approximate Entropy
Table 5
Modifications of STV (a) and ApEn (b) after VAS in high-risk pregnancies between 28th and 36th week of gestation.
(a) Ranges of increase of STV (ms) after VAS |
| Perinatal outcome | 0–0.5 | 0.6–1 | 1.1–1.6 | 1.7–3.5 | >3.5 |
| Favorable (number) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Unfavorable (number) | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
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(b) Ranges of decrease of ApEn after VAS |
| Perinatal outcome | 0.2–0 | 0.5–0.3 | >0.5 |
| Favorable (number) | 2 | 2 | 3 | Unfavorable (number) | 14 | 2 | 1 |
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