Screening for Placental Insufficiency in High-risk Pregnancies: Is Earlier Better?
Screening for Placental Insufficiency in High-risk Pregnancies: Is Earlier Better?
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DOI:
10.1016/j.placenta.2008.09.004
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发表时间:
2008-12-01
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3.8
通讯作者:
Kingdom, J. C. P.
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Costa, S. L.;Proctor, L.;Kingdom, J. C. P.
Objective: To compare a profile of placental function between the first and second trimesters in pregnancies at high risk of adverse perinatal outcomes attributable to placental insufficiency.Study design: Prospective cohort study in 61 singleton pregnancies. Uterine artery Doppler and placental morphology (shape and texture) were determined at 11-13(+6) weeks and at 18-23(+6) weeks. First trimester (pregnancy-associated placental protein-A [PAPP-A]) and second trimester (total hCG and alpha fetoprotein [AFP]) serum biochemistry were determined. The two screening periods were compared for the prediction of a range of severe adverse perinatal outcomes (intrauterine growth restriction [IUGR], abruption, severe pre-eclampsia/HELLP syndrome, delivery < 32 weeks, or stillbirth).Results: Adverse perinatal outcomes occurred in 14 (23%) women; 3 (4.9%) losses < 20 weeks, 2 (3.3%) stillbirths > 20 weeks, 4 (6.6%) IUGR, 7 (11.5%) severe pre-eclampsia/HELLP syndrome, and 10 (16.4%) deliveries < 32 weeks. Abnormal second trimester placental morphology was significantly associated with adverse outcome [+LR: 3.6, 95% Cl: 1.3-8.5; -LR: 0.63, 95% Cl: 0.36-0.93; p=0.025], as was >= 1 abnormal second trimester tests [+LR: 5.9, 95% Cl: 1.6-24: -LR: 0.68, 95% Cl: 0.59-0.89: p = 0.005] or >= 2 abnormal second trimester tests [+LR: 3.6. 95% Cl: 1.3-7.7; -LR: 0.58, 95% Cl: 0.27-0.94; p = 0.035]. No combination of first trimester tests significantly predicted severe adverse perinatal outcomes. A study sample size of 822 women with similar high-risk characteristics would be needed in order to refute the conclusion that present methods of first trimester screening are not inferior to second trimester screening for severe placental insufficiency (p = 0.05, power 80%, z-test).Conclusions: In clinically high-risk pregnancies, prediction of adverse perinatal outcomes using placental function testing is More effective in the second compared with the first trimester. (c) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.