OBJECTIVES: To assess uterine artery Doppler velocimetry performed in the third trimester of pregnancy in women with severe preeclampsia as a predictor of adverse postpartum outcome. METHODS: A cohort study including 154 women, conducted in a teaching hospital in Recife, Brazil. Uterine artery Doppler was performed at admission to hospital and postpartum outcome was evaluated. RESULTS: High-resistance uterine artery Doppler was predictive of prolonged hospitalization and of being discharged from hospital under antihypertensive medication. No other correlation with maternal complications was found. CONCLUSION: High-resistance uterine artery Doppler in the third trimester of pregnancy is able to predict adverse postpartum outcome.
OBJECTIVES: To assess uterine artery Doppler velocimetry performed in the third trimester of pregnancy in women with severe preeclampsia as a predictor of adverse postpartum outcome. METHODS: A cohort study including 154 women, conducted in a teaching hospital in Recife, Brazil. Uterine artery Doppler was performed at admission to hospital and postpartum outcome was evaluated. RESULTS: High-resistance uterine artery Doppler was predictive of prolonged hospitalization and of being discharged from hospital under antihypertensive medication. No other correlation with maternal complications was found. CONCLUSION: High-resistance uterine artery Doppler in the third trimester of pregnancy is able to predict adverse postpartum outcome.
Authors: Seung Mi Lee; Jong Kwan Jun; Su Jin Sung; Sung Il Choo; Jeong Yeon Cho; Hye Jin Yang; Chan-Wook Park; Joong Shin Park; Hee Chul Syn Journal: Obstet Gynecol Sci Date: 2016-11-15