Objective: To study whether fetal main pulmonary artery (MPA) Doppler indices can predict the development of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). Study Design: This Observational Prospective cohort study included pregnant women between 28- and 40-weeks gestation. The diagnostic accuracy of MPA Doppler measurements (pulsatility index (PI), resistance index (RI) and acceleration time/ejection time (At/Et)) for diagnosis of neonatal RDS was tested by comparing the Doppler findings with the clinical outcome. Results: Of the 40 eligible fetuses, 9 (22%) developed neonatal RDS There was a significant correlation between the AT/ET and the development of the RDS as the AT/ET was significantly lower in the RDS +ve group (mean 0.27) in comparison to the RDS -ve group (mean 0.34) (P 0.001). While both PI and RI showed no statistically significant difference in between the two groups. A cutoff value of 0.3 for At/Et predicted the development of RDS (sensitivity: 77.78%, specificity: 83.87%). Conclusion: Development of neonatal RDS can be predicted using the MPA At/Et with high sensitivity and specificity.
Khalil, O., Abdel Ghany, H., Osman, N., & Abdelhamid, M. (2019). The role of different fetal pulmonary artery Doppler indices in the prediction of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome. Minia Journal of Medical Research, 30(2), 64-71. doi: 10.21608/mjmr.2022.221988
MLA
Osama A. Khalil; Hosny S. Abdel Ghany; Nasr M. Mohamed Osman; Mohamed K. Abdelhamid. "The role of different fetal pulmonary artery Doppler indices in the prediction of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome". Minia Journal of Medical Research, 30, 2, 2019, 64-71. doi: 10.21608/mjmr.2022.221988
HARVARD
Khalil, O., Abdel Ghany, H., Osman, N., Abdelhamid, M. (2019). 'The role of different fetal pulmonary artery Doppler indices in the prediction of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome', Minia Journal of Medical Research, 30(2), pp. 64-71. doi: 10.21608/mjmr.2022.221988
VANCOUVER
Khalil, O., Abdel Ghany, H., Osman, N., Abdelhamid, M. The role of different fetal pulmonary artery Doppler indices in the prediction of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome. Minia Journal of Medical Research, 2019; 30(2): 64-71. doi: 10.21608/mjmr.2022.221988