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2667630

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-9-11
pubmed:abstractText
A prospective blind study assessed the efficacy of Doppler examination of the umbilical arteries (pulsatility index) as a screening procedure for predicting small-for-gestational-age and low-weight-for-length (low ponderal index) infants. Birthweight below the 2.3rd and 10th centile and ponderal index below the 3rd and 10th centile were chosen as 'cut-off' levels. Of pregnant women from our university hospital population, 400 were examined at 28 and 34 weeks gestation. The sensitivity of the test was low, ranging from 16.9 to 41.7% for the different indices. The predictive value of a negative screening test also was unsatisfactory, ranging from 79.6% to 97.9%. It is concluded that a single umbilical artery Doppler examination at 28 or 34 weeks does not satisfy the need in obstetrics for a simple and accurate technique to screen for small-for-gestational-age and low-weight-for-length infants in an unselected obstetric population.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0306-5456
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
96
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
557-61
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
The validity of screening for small-for-gestational-age and low-weight-for-length infants by Doppler ultrasound.
pubmed:affiliation
Dept of Obstetrics, University Hospital, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't