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Adverse perinatal outcomes are strongly associated with degree of abnormality in uterine artery Doppler pulsatility index.
Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology 2024 April 27
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the association between varying degrees of abnormality in the uterine artery Doppler pulsatility index (UtA-PI) and adverse perinatal outcomes.
METHODS: Prospective study of 33,364 women who gave birth to singleton, non-anomalous babies in Oxford, following universal measurement of UtA-PI in mid-pregnancy. Relative risk ratios for the primary outcomes of extended perinatal mortality and live birth with severe small-for-gestational-age (SGA) were calculated by multinomial logistic regression, for early preterm birth (<34+0 ) and late preterm/term birth (≥34+0 ). The risks were also investigated for iatrogenic preterm birth or a composite adverse outcome before 34+0 weeks.
RESULTS: Compared with women with normal UtA-PI, the risk of extended perinatal mortality before 34+0 weeks was higher in women with UtA-PI >90th centile (RRR 4.7, 95% CI 2.7-8.0, p<0.001), but this was not demonstrated in later births. The risk of severe SGA birth was strongly associated with abnormal UtA-PI for both early births (RRR 26.0, 95% CI 11.6-58.2, p<0.001), and later births (RRR 2.3, 95% CI 1.8-2.9, p<0.001). Women with a raised UtA-PI were more likely to undergo early iatrogenic birth (RRR 7.8, 95% CI 5.5-11.2, p<0.001). For each of the outcomes and the composite outcome, the risk increased significantly in association with the degree of abnormality, through the 90th , 90-94th , 95-99th and >99th centiles (ptrend <0.001).
CONCLUSIONS: An elevated UtA-PI is a key predictor of iatrogenic preterm birth, severe SGA and perinatal loss up to 34+0 weeks. It is the 90th centile that should be used, and management should be further tailored to the degree of abnormality, as pregnancies with very raised UtA-PI measurements constitute a group at extreme risk. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
METHODS: Prospective study of 33,364 women who gave birth to singleton, non-anomalous babies in Oxford, following universal measurement of UtA-PI in mid-pregnancy. Relative risk ratios for the primary outcomes of extended perinatal mortality and live birth with severe small-for-gestational-age (SGA) were calculated by multinomial logistic regression, for early preterm birth (<34+0 ) and late preterm/term birth (≥34+0 ). The risks were also investigated for iatrogenic preterm birth or a composite adverse outcome before 34+0 weeks.
RESULTS: Compared with women with normal UtA-PI, the risk of extended perinatal mortality before 34+0 weeks was higher in women with UtA-PI >90th centile (RRR 4.7, 95% CI 2.7-8.0, p<0.001), but this was not demonstrated in later births. The risk of severe SGA birth was strongly associated with abnormal UtA-PI for both early births (RRR 26.0, 95% CI 11.6-58.2, p<0.001), and later births (RRR 2.3, 95% CI 1.8-2.9, p<0.001). Women with a raised UtA-PI were more likely to undergo early iatrogenic birth (RRR 7.8, 95% CI 5.5-11.2, p<0.001). For each of the outcomes and the composite outcome, the risk increased significantly in association with the degree of abnormality, through the 90th , 90-94th , 95-99th and >99th centiles (ptrend <0.001).
CONCLUSIONS: An elevated UtA-PI is a key predictor of iatrogenic preterm birth, severe SGA and perinatal loss up to 34+0 weeks. It is the 90th centile that should be used, and management should be further tailored to the degree of abnormality, as pregnancies with very raised UtA-PI measurements constitute a group at extreme risk. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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