The Clinical Significance of Uterine Artery Doppler Flow Velocity Waveforms as a Screening Test in the Second Trimester Pregnancies / 대한주산의학회잡지
Korean Journal of Perinatology
;
: 244-249, 2005.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-19559
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
We performed uterine artery doppler flow velocity waveforms between 20~24 weeks of gestation to access the screening properties for predicting pregnancy-induced hypertension or intrauterine growth retardation in general population.METHODS:
Total 458 normal pregnant women were enrolled in this study. The abnormal uterine artery doppler flow velocity waveforms was defined that systolic/diastolic ratio is greater than 2.6 or diastolic notch waveforms are seen.RESULTS:
The incidence of PIH and IUGR among study population was 3.5% and 3.5%, respectively. The incidence of PIH in normal and abnormal uterine artery Doppler flow velocity waveforms group were 2.0% and 11.4%, and those of IUGR were 3.4% and 4.2%, respectively. The incidence PIH or IUGR among abnormal doppler group was 14.2%, which was higher than in normal group of 5.4%. This method had a sensitivity of 34.3%, a specificity of 86.1% and positive predictive value of 15.7% for the prediction of PIH and IUGR.CONCLUSION:
Although abnormal uterine artery doppler flow velocity waveforms is associated with an increased risk of PIH or IUGR, the lowered positive predictability lead to apply the follow-up examination or standardization of doppler ultrasonography.
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Main subject:
Pregnancy Trimester, Second
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Mass Screening
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Incidence
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Follow-Up Studies
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Sensitivity and Specificity
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Ultrasonography, Doppler
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Pregnant Women
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Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced
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Uterine Artery
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Fetal Growth Retardation
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Incidence study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
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Screening study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Perinatology
Year:
2005
Type:
Article
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