Correlation between histological signs of placental underperfusion and perinatal morbidity in late-onset small-for-gestational-age fetuses.
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol
; 45(2): 149-55, 2015 Feb.
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether signs of placental underperfusion (PUP), defined as any maternal and/or fetal vascular pathology, confer an increased risk of neonatal morbidity in late-onset small-for-gestational-age (SGA) fetuses with normal umbilical artery (UA) Doppler indices. METHODS: A cohort of 126 SGA singleton fetuses with normal UA Doppler indices that were delivered after 34 weeks' gestation was studied. For each case, the placenta was evaluated histologically for signs of PUP using a hierarchical and standardized classification system. Neonatal morbidity was assessed according to the score calculated from the morbidity assessment index for newborns (MAIN), a validated outcome scale. The independent association between PUP and neonatal morbidity was evaluated using multivariable median regression analysis. RESULTS: In 84 (66.7%) placentae, 97 placental histological findings that qualified as signs of PUP were observed. These PUP cases had a significantly higher incidence of emergency Cesarean section for non-reassuring fetal status (44.1% vs 21.4%, respectively; P = 0.013) and neonatal metabolic acidosis at birth (33.3% vs 14.3%, respectively; P = 0.023), than did those without PUP. The median MAIN score differed significantly between those with PUP and those without (89 vs 0, respectively; P = 0.025). This difference remained significant after adjustment for potential confounders. The proportion of cases with scores indicative of mild to severe morbidity was also significantly higher in the PUP group (31% vs 14.3%, respectively; P = 0.043). CONCLUSION: In late-onset SGA fetuses with normal UA Doppler indices, signs of PUP imply a higher neonatal morbidity. These findings allow the phenotypic profiling of fetal growth restriction among the general population of late-onset SGA.
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Assunto principal:
Insuficiência Placentária
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Idade Gestacional
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Retardo do Crescimento Fetal
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Newborn
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Pregnancy
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol
Assunto da revista:
DIAGNOSTICO POR IMAGEM
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GINECOLOGIA
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OBSTETRICIA
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Colômbia
País de publicação:
Reino Unido