Article ; Online: Antenatal dexamethasone effect on Doppler blood flow velocity in women at risk for preterm birth: prospective case series.
2018 Volume 18, Issue 3, Page(s) 596–600
Abstract: Background: Maternal administration of corticosteroids is essential to improve fetal lung surfactant production and hasten the fetal lung maturity in women at risk for preterm birth.: Objectives: The current study aims to evaluate the effects of ... ...
| Abstract | Background: Maternal administration of corticosteroids is essential to improve fetal lung surfactant production and hasten the fetal lung maturity in women at risk for preterm birth. Objectives: The current study aims to evaluate the effects of dexamethasone on fetal and uteroplacental circulation in pregnancies at risk for preterm birth after 24 hours of its administration. Methods: A prospective cross-sectional study was carried out in a tertiary University Hospital and included 52 pregnant women with singleton pregnancies. Doppler studies were performed on maternal uterine arteries, umbilical artery, fetal middle cerebral artery (MCA) and fetal descending aorta and just before dexamethasone administration and repeated 24 hours after completion of the course. Results: There was a statistically significant difference between all Doppler indices in the umbilical artery (PI= 1.09±0.4 and 1.05±0.39, RI= 0.66±0.14 and 0.63±0.14; p=0.001), fetal MCA (RI= 0.86±0.12 and 0.83±0.13, PI= 2.19±0.72 and 2.15±0.72; p=0.001) and aorta (RI= 0.9±0.55 and 0.87±0.55; p=0.001, PI= 1.91±0.44 and 1.89±0.44; p=0.040) in comparison before and 24 hours after maternal dexamethasone administration respectively. Also uterine artery PI was significantly different (0.9±0.27 and 0.87±0.26; p=0.001). Conclusion: Antenatal dexamethasone for women at risk of preterm birth improves the fetal and uteroplacental blood flow at 24 hours after its administration. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Adult ; Betamethasone/administration & dosage ; Betamethasone/pharmacology ; Blood Flow Velocity/drug effects ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Dexamethasone/administration & dosage ; Dexamethasone/pharmacology ; Female ; Fetus/blood supply ; Glucocorticoids/administration & dosage ; Glucocorticoids/pharmacology ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn ; Middle Cerebral Artery/diagnostic imaging ; Middle Cerebral Artery/drug effects ; Placental Circulation/drug effects ; Placental Circulation/physiology ; Pregnancy ; Premature Birth/prevention & control ; Prospective Studies ; Ultrasonography, Doppler ; Ultrasonography, Prenatal/drug effects ; Umbilical Arteries/diagnostic imaging ; Umbilical Arteries/drug effects ; Uterine Artery/diagnostic imaging ; Uterine Artery/drug effects |
| Chemical Substances | Glucocorticoids ; Dexamethasone (7S5I7G3JQL) ; Betamethasone (9842X06Q6M) |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2018-12-27 |
| Publishing country | Uganda |
| Document type | Journal Article |
| ZDB-ID | 2240308-5 |
| ISSN | 1729-0503 ; 1680-6905 |
| ISSN (online) | 1729-0503 |
| ISSN | 1680-6905 |
| DOI | 10.4314/ahs.v18i3.17 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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