New Doppler index for prediction of perinatal brain damage in growth-restricted and hypoxic fetuses
New Doppler index for prediction of perinatal brain damage in growth-restricted and hypoxic fetuses
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DOI:
10.1002/uog.4094
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发表时间:
2007-09-01
影响因子:
7.1
通讯作者:
Salihagic-Kadic, A.
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作者:
Jugovic, D.;Tumbri, J.;Salihagic-Kadic, A.
Objective To evaluate the new vascular score, hypoxia index (HI), in the prediction of sonograpbically detected structural brain lesions in neonates within the first week after delivery of growth-restricted fetuses.Methods This prospective study included 29 growth-restricted fetuses delivered between 31 and 40 gestational weeks. Doppler umbilical artery (UA) and middle cerebral artery (MCA) resistance indices (RI) were recorded at 48-h intervals for at least 2 weeks before delivery. The cerebroumbilical ratio (C/U ratio = MCA-RI/UA-RI) and the HI (the sum of the daily reductions in C/U ratio, i.e. percentage below the cut-off value of 1, over the period of observation) were calculated. After delivery, neonatal outcome was evaluated according to obstetric parameters and ultrasound examinations of the brain. Doppler indices, C/U ratio and HI, as well as neonatal clinical and biochemical parameters, were tested as potential predictors of brain lesions using the C4.5 data-mining algorithm.Results Neonatal brain lesions were detected in 13 growth-restricted fetuses. Of all the parameters tested by the C4.5 data-mining algorithm, only HI was identified as a predictor of neonatal brain lesions. HI also showed better correlation with neonatal biochemical parameters, such as umbilical venous partial Pressure of oxygen and umbilical venous pH, compared with the C/U ratio.Conclusions HI, which takes into account cumulative oxygen deficit, could significantly improve the prediction of a poor neurological outcome in pregnancies complicated by growth restriction and hypoxia. Copyright (c) 2007 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.