| Mauriceau's manoeuvre | <obstetrics> A method of assisted breech delivery in which the infant's body is astraddle the right forearm, and the middle finger of the right hand is in the foetal mouth to maintain flexion while traction is made upon the shoulders by the other hand. Synonym: Mauriceau-Levret manoeuvre. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| McDonald's manoeuvre | Measurement of uterus from the upper border of the symphysis to a line tangential to the fundus over the abdomen with a tape to determine the height of the uterus; each centimeter approximately corresponds to the gestational age in weeks. (05 Mar 2000) |
| McRoberts manoeuvre | Manoeuvre to reduce a foetal shoulder dystocia by flexion of the maternal hips. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Ritgen's manoeuvre | Delivery of a child's head by pressure on the perineum while controlling the speed of delivery by pressure with the other hand on the head. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Pinard's manoeuvre | In management of a frank breech presentation, pressure on the popliteal space is made by the index finger while the other three fingers flex the leg while sliding it along the other thigh as the foot of the flexed leg is brought down and out. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Wigand manoeuvre | An assisted breech delivery with pressure above the symphysis while the foetus lies astraddle the operator's other arm. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Muller's manoeuvre | After a forced expiration, an attempt at inspiration is made with closed mouth and nose or closed glottis, whereby the negative pressure in the chest and lungs is made very subatmospheric; the reverse of Valsalva manoeuvre. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Prague manoeuvre | An obsolete term for a technique for delivery of the foetus in breech position when the foetal occiput is posterior; one hand of the operator delivers the shoulders, while making pressure over the symphysis pubis with the other hand. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Heimlich manoeuvre | A planned action designed to expel an obstructing bolus of food from the throat by placing a fist on the abdomen between the navel and the costal margin, grasping the fist with the other hand, and forcefully thrusting it inward and upward so as to force the diaphragm upward, forcing air up the trachea to dislodge the obstruction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Scanzoni's manoeuvre | Forceps rotation and traction in a spiral course, with reapplication of forceps for delivery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Hillis-Muller manoeuvre | Manual pressure on the term fundus while a finger in the vagina determines the descent of the head into the pelvis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Sellick's manoeuvre | <anaesthetics> Pressure applied to the cricoid cartilage, to prevent regurgitation during tracheal intubation in the anaesthetised patient. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Hueter's manoeuvre | <technique> Pressing the patient's tongue downward and forward with the left forefinger in passing a stomach tube. (05 Mar 2000) |
| DeLee's manoeuvre | A method by which obstetrical forceps are used to rotate the foetal head. Synonym: DeLee's manoeuvre. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Ejrup manoeuvre | Demonstration of collateral circulation by reduction in the prominence of activity of the greater arteries and reduced pulse volume following muscular activity. (05 Mar 2000) |