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ArticleBMJ open2022

Prediction of late-onset fetal growth restriction by umbilical artery velocities at 37 weeks of gestation: a cross-sectional study.

Hongli Liu, Lan Zhang, Xin Luo, Junnan Li, Shuai Huang, Hongbo Qi

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Article in BMJ open, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Hongli LiuDepartment of Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine Unit, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1931-0629
Lan ZhangDepartment of Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine Unit, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China zhanglan0107@163.com qihongbo728@163.com.ORCID 0000-0002-6816-7451
Xin LuoDepartment of Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine Unit, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Junnan LiDepartment of Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine Unit, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Shuai HuangDepartment of Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine Unit, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Hongbo QiDepartment of Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine Unit, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China zhanglan0107@163.com qihongbo728@163.com.
The Affiliated Yongchuan Hospital of Chongqing Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo explore the predictive capacity of umbilical artery (UA) velocities at 37 weeks of gestation in identifying fetal growth restriction (FGR).

designCross-sectional study. SETTING AND

participantsWe retrospectively recruited 569 fetuses in the study. Thirty-nine FGR infants and 57 small-for-gestational-age (SGA) infants with normal UA Doppler at 37 weeks, as the study groups and 473 adequate-for-gestational-age (AGA) infants as a control group in a tertiary referral centre.

methodsAll the parameters of UA velocities, including the UA end-diastolic velocity (UA-EDV), UA peak systolic velocity (UA-PSV), UA mean diastolic velocity (UA-MDV) and UA time-averaged maximum velocity (UA-TAMXV), and UA Doppler were measured at approximately 37 weeks of gestation.

resultsAmong the FGR, SGA and AGA groups, the UA-MDV, UA-TAMXV, UA-PSV and UA-EDV decreased with the loss of fetal weight. Multivariate logistic regression analyses showed that the UA-TAMXV was an independent predicting factor of FGR. It had a moderate predictive value for FGR. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve was 0.82 (95% CI: 0.79 to 0.85).

conclusionsThe UA velocities decreased with the loss of fetal weight among the FGR, SGA and AGA groups and the UA-TAMXV was independently predictive of FGR. The results suggest that the UA-TAMXV might be a new parameter to predict FGR prior to delivery.

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Fetal Growth RetardationUmbilical ArteriesBlood Flow VelocityCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleFetal WeightGestational AgeHumansInfantPregnancyRetrospective StudiesUltrasonography, PrenatalFetal medicinePrenatal diagnosisUltrasonography

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PMID36041768
PMCPMC9438115
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