Ultrasonographic Assessment Predicts Adverse Perinatal Outcomes
El-Said, M., Abuelgar, W., Sabba, H., Ramy, A., Ali, R., Nour EL Deen, S. (2014). Ultrasonographic Assessment Predicts Adverse Perinatal Outcomes. EKB Journal Management System, 56(1), 376-383. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2014.15696
Mourad Mohey El-Din El-Said; Wessam Magdi Abuelgar; Haitham Abdel Mohsin Sabba; Ahmed Ramy; Radwa Rashidy Ali; Sahar Ahmed Nour EL Deen. "Ultrasonographic Assessment Predicts Adverse Perinatal Outcomes". EKB Journal Management System, 56, 1, 2014, 376-383. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2014.15696
El-Said, M., Abuelgar, W., Sabba, H., Ramy, A., Ali, R., Nour EL Deen, S. (2014). 'Ultrasonographic Assessment Predicts Adverse Perinatal Outcomes', EKB Journal Management System, 56(1), pp. 376-383. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2014.15696
El-Said, M., Abuelgar, W., Sabba, H., Ramy, A., Ali, R., Nour EL Deen, S. Ultrasonographic Assessment Predicts Adverse Perinatal Outcomes. EKB Journal Management System, 2014; 56(1): 376-383. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2014.15696

Ultrasonographic Assessment Predicts Adverse Perinatal Outcomes

The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine
Article 12, Volume 56, Issue 1, July 2014, Page 376-383  XML PDF (453.1 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejhm.2014.15696
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Authors
Mourad Mohey El-Din El-Said1; Wessam Magdi Abuelgar1; Haitham Abdel Mohsin Sabba1; Ahmed Ramy1; Radwa Rashidy Ali email 1; Sahar Ahmed Nour EL Deen2
1Obstetric & Gynecology Department; Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
2Pediatric Department; Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
Abstract
Background:
Objective:The aim of this work was to evaluate accuracy of the ultrasonographic assessment at the first or the second trimester of gestation as a predictor of adverse outcome in high risk pregnancies.
Patients and methods:A cross sectional study was conducted on 85 consecutive high risk pregnancies attending the Antenatal Clinic and Medical Genetics Center of Ain Shams University. Nuchal translucency thickness was obtained for all cases recruited during 1st trimester. Nuchal fold thickness was obtained for all cases recruited during 2nd trimester.We prospectively evaluated the outcome of each pregnancy.
Results:The mean age of participants, mean marriage duration, and gestational age were 32.5 ± 6 years, 7.1±3.3 years and 14.5±2.1weeks respectively.Increased NT thickness and NF thickness were present in5%, and 8.89% respectively.Down syndrome was found in 1.2% of current pregnancy outcome, while, cystic hygroma was found in 1.2%, cystic hygroma with hydrops was found in 1.2%, skeletal dysplasia and renal agenesis was found in1.2% missed abortion was found in 3.53%.There is a highly significant difference between normal outcome pregnancy and abnormal outcome pregnancy regarding mean NF thickness while no significant differences regarding NT thickness.
Conclusion:The findings of our prospective study demonstrate the feasibility of using NF thickness to screen for aneuploidies, adverse perinatal outcome in high risk    pregnancies.
 
 
Keywords
Nuchal fold thickness; Nuchal translucency; Perinatal outcome; High risk pregnancy
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