{"title":"Clinical and Morphological Study of Cervical Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions.","authors":"Larisa Iovan, Ilona Mihaela Liliac, Anca-Maria Istrate-Ofiteru, Camelia-Gabriela Rosu, Laurentiu Mogoanta","doi":"10.12865/CHSJ.49.02.220","DOIUrl":"10.12865/CHSJ.49.02.220","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Squamous intraepithelial lesions (SILs) are cancer precursors targeted by secondary prevention of cervical cancer programs that are sometimes difficult to grade accurately. Mena is an actin regulatory protein involved in membrane protrusion, cell motility, in tumor invasion and metastasis. We studied retrospectively 68 cases of patients diagnosed with squamous intraepithelial lesions that received expedited treatment (treatment without colposcopic biopsy). We analyzed demographic, behavioral data, obstetrical and medical history, from the patients' medical charts and we studied the cervical fragments or cones harvested after the excisional procedure. Our study failed to identify a correlation between SILs and risk factors such as low socioeconomic status, combined oral contraceptive use, intrauterine device use, parity, gravity, except for the tobacco smoking habit that proved to be related to the cervical lesions' development. Mena was expressed in most of the analyzed SILs and its expression was correlated with lesions' grade in terms of both area and intensity, suggesting that Mena stains especially abnormal cells and that its expression intensity correlates with the risk of malignant transformation. Further studies are needed to validate Mena as an early stage of cervical carcinogenesis marker.</p>","PeriodicalId":93963,"journal":{"name":"Current health sciences journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/69/9f/CHSJ-49-02-220.PMC10541069.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41146934","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Assessment of Stroke Patients Admitted to a Tertiary Emergency County Hospital of Mehedinți - Romania.","authors":"Octavian Păun, Mircea-Sebastian Serbănescu, Oana Badea, Laurențiu Mogoantă","doi":"10.12865/CHSJ.49.02.179","DOIUrl":"10.12865/CHSJ.49.02.179","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cerebrovascular accidents (CVA)-strokes represent a major public health problem worldwide, due to the large number of people affected. Also, there is a large number of people who die from stroke, especially in developing countries. Our study included a group of 119 patients, diagnosed with stroke and admitted to the Emergency Hospital of Drobeta Turnul-Severin, Mehedinți county, between 2016-2020. The analysis of risk factors and associated comorbidities showed that stroke can affect both the elderly and young people, under 20 years old. However, approximately 4/5 of CVA patients (79.83%) were aged over 50 years old. If non-ischemic strokes predominated in patients under the age of 50, after this age there is a tendency to balance the incidence between the eight main forms of stroke. No significant differences were observed regarding the social environment of the patients, which shows that the risk factors are almost identical in both social environments. Among the modifiable risk factors, we highlighted: high blood pressure in 55.46% of cases, obesity in 19.33% of cases, atherosclerosis in 10.92% of cases, diabetes mellitus in 10.92%, kidney failure in 6.72% of cases. The data we obtained show that there are possibilities to reduce the incidence of stroke by controlling and reducing the modifiable risk factors.</p>","PeriodicalId":93963,"journal":{"name":"Current health sciences journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/f2/66/CHSJ-49-02-179.PMC10541070.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41171438","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alin Cristian Badiu, Cristiana Eugenia Simionescu, Alex Emilian Stepan, Claudiu Mărgăritescu, Mirela Marinela Florescu, Bianca Cătălina Andreiana, Anne-Marie Badiu, Oana Iulia Crețu, Andrei Muraru, Cristina Geormăneanu, Raluca Niculina Ciurea
{"title":"Statical Association between Clinical and Histopathological Parameters for Keratinocyte Carcinomas.","authors":"Alin Cristian Badiu, Cristiana Eugenia Simionescu, Alex Emilian Stepan, Claudiu Mărgăritescu, Mirela Marinela Florescu, Bianca Cătălina Andreiana, Anne-Marie Badiu, Oana Iulia Crețu, Andrei Muraru, Cristina Geormăneanu, Raluca Niculina Ciurea","doi":"10.12865/CHSJ.49.02.237","DOIUrl":"10.12865/CHSJ.49.02.237","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The most common tumor of the western world is comprised of forms of non-melanoma skin cancers, previously known as keratinocyte carcinomas (KCs) The purpose of this study was to determine de incidence of non-melanoma skin tumors and the relationship between histopathological risk factors in patients with skin cancers. The study was composed from 332 cases of skin malignancies for which clinical and histopathological aggressivity factors were statistically analyzed through comparison tests and also stored digitally. For basal cell carcinoma (BCC) statistical analysis indicated significant relationships between pT category and gender, tumor size, ulceration, depth of invasion and positive resection limits. For squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) statistical analysis indicated significant relationships between pT category and tumor size, depth of invasion and positive resection limits. Clinical and histological analysis of certain characteristics of the above-mentioned skin cancers is an essential step in documenting and improving both prognosis and therapy standards.</p>","PeriodicalId":93963,"journal":{"name":"Current health sciences journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/f3/31/CHSJ-49-02-237.PMC10541515.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41174413","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mihai Meșină, Ion Mîndrilă, Mihaela Iustina Meșină-Botoran, Laura Andreea Mîndrilă, Arsalan Farhangee, Ionica Pirici
{"title":"Optimization Techniques of Single-Detergent Based Protocols for Heart Tissue Decellularization.","authors":"Mihai Meșină, Ion Mîndrilă, Mihaela Iustina Meșină-Botoran, Laura Andreea Mîndrilă, Arsalan Farhangee, Ionica Pirici","doi":"10.12865/CHSJ.49.02.156","DOIUrl":"10.12865/CHSJ.49.02.156","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The extracellular matrix (ECM) scaffolds are considered a gold standard for the engineering of appropriate grafts used in regenerative medicine for tissue repair, and decellularization of myocardial tissue is one of the most studied processes for obtaining natural ECM to date. Decellularization methods, agents used, or treatment durations can be varied to optimize cardiac tissue decellularization parameters. In this work we performed a morphological and morphometric analysis of cardiac tissue subjected to decellularization protocols based on Sodium Deoxycholate (SD) or Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS) to identify factors that allow optimization of single-detergent based protocols for cardiac ECM manufacturing. For this, Wistar rat hearts (n=10) were subjected to 5 different decellularization protocols (n=2) and then histologically processed to achieve H&E or Azan trichrome stained sections for the morphological and morphometric analysis of the obtained ECM. The results of this study showed that SLS alters the spatial distribution of cardiac ECM collagen fibers, and SD can be successfully used in tailoring single-based detergent decellularization protocols by appropriately adjusting the application times of hypo/hyperosmotic shocks, which increases the lytic action of the detergent, and the washing times for the efficient elimination of cellular residues.</p>","PeriodicalId":93963,"journal":{"name":"Current health sciences journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/8b/b7/CHSJ-49-02-156.PMC10541079.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41124458","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comparative Statistical Analysis of Key Performance Indicators in the Health System.","authors":"Lucian Mirescu, Ana-Maria Camelia Popescu, Iuliana Manuela Dragomir","doi":"10.12865/CHSJ.49.02.200","DOIUrl":"10.12865/CHSJ.49.02.200","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this paper, a comparative statistical analysis of some performance indicators from the health system at SCJU Craiova and SJU Slatina is made in the period 2010-2021. Also, the correlations between the average duration of hospitalization, the bed utilization rate, the number of cases and the case complexity index for each hospital are studied. It is found that there are similarities, but also statistically significant differences between the two analyzed hospitals. Thus, it turns out that there are no significant differences between the bed utilization rate and the complexity index between the two hospitals, but there are statistically significant differences at a significance threshold of 5% between the average duration of hospitalization and the number of cases registered at the two hospitals analyzed. Moreover, the case complexity index is strongly negatively correlated with the bed utilization rate and with the number of cases in both hospitals, but positively correlated with the average duration of hospitalization at SCJU Craiova and weakly negatively correlated at SJU Slatina.</p>","PeriodicalId":93963,"journal":{"name":"Current health sciences journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/06/7b/CHSJ-49-02-200.PMC10541510.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41143647","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Emilia Violeta Goanță, Adrian Ungureanu, Georgică Târtea, Alexandra Murarețu, Diana Manciu, Cristina Văcărescu, Lucian Petrescu, Dragos Cozma
{"title":"Remote Monitoring in Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy-First Experience in Romania with a CRT Virtual Ward.","authors":"Emilia Violeta Goanță, Adrian Ungureanu, Georgică Târtea, Alexandra Murarețu, Diana Manciu, Cristina Văcărescu, Lucian Petrescu, Dragos Cozma","doi":"10.12865/CHSJ.49.02.230","DOIUrl":"10.12865/CHSJ.49.02.230","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Remote monitoring (RM) is becoming a standard of care for patients with cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). This technology combines the use of pacemakers or implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICD) and wireless communication to provide physicians with continuous, real-time information on the patient's cardiac activity. The purpose of the study was to evaluate if the remote monitoring technology in the follow-up CRT patients is feasible and safe.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of nine patients were enrolled in the study, implanted with a CRT system with wireless transmission capabilities. Immediately after the procedure received the RM, were enrolled in the virtual clinic and instructed by the doctor how to use the device at home. Regular virtual transmissions were made automatically every 3 weeks, respecting optimal transmission conditions. The accumulation of fluid in the lungs, atrial or ventricular tachyarrhythmia together with system integrity automatically activate alerts.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>One hundred and one transmissions were collected and analyzed from the virtual ward. Average follow-up was 7.7±4.8 months, longest follow-up was 18 months. None of the patients experienced complications during the study period, with three of them being follow-up solely through telemetric means by implanting physician. Treatment optimization was successfully conducted via phone consultations, when necessary, without any adverse events.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The results of our study suggest that RM could be integrated into routine CRT management protocols, enhancing patients care and resource utilization.</p>","PeriodicalId":93963,"journal":{"name":"Current health sciences journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/ce/c6/CHSJ-49-02-230.PMC10541064.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41167401","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alexandra Florinda Ghițan, Veronica Gheorman, Daniel Pîrvu, Victor Gheorman, Ion Udriștoiu, Marius Eugen Ciurea
{"title":"A Review of Psychological Outcomes in Patients with Complex Hand Trauma: A Multidisciplinary Approach.","authors":"Alexandra Florinda Ghițan, Veronica Gheorman, Daniel Pîrvu, Victor Gheorman, Ion Udriștoiu, Marius Eugen Ciurea","doi":"10.12865/CHSJ.49.02.143","DOIUrl":"10.12865/CHSJ.49.02.143","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This systematic review aimed to assess the psychological outcomes in patients with complex hand trauma and explore the importance of a multidisciplinary approach in addressing both physical and mental health needs. The study employed a rigorous methodology, including a comprehensive search of relevant databases, strict inclusion and exclusion criteria, and data synthesis from the included studies. The results demonstrated the significant negative psychological impact of complex hand trauma on patients' overall health and quality of life. This trauma affected patients emotionally, psychologically, and physically, highlighting the essential role of hand function in performing daily activities. The findings emphasize the need for continued research aimed at identifying effective psychological interventions to support the rehabilitation of patients with complex hand trauma. Providing these patients with multidisciplinary care, addressing both the physical and mental health components of recovery, can result in a more favorable long-term outcome.</p>","PeriodicalId":93963,"journal":{"name":"Current health sciences journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/77/0d/CHSJ-49-02-143.PMC10541061.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41125730","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ana-Maria Stan Soare, Silviu-Daniel Preda, Sandu Râmboiu, Dan Cârțu, Ștefan Pătrașcu, Sergiu Cazacu, Viorel Biciușcă, Adina Turcu-Știolică, Octavian Andronic, Dan Nicolae Păduraru, Ion Daniel, Vasile Bințințan, Valentin Oprea, Daniela Marinescu, Valeriu Șurlin
{"title":"Ventral Hernia Repair and Diabetes Mellitus - A Prospective, Observational and Comparative Study of Outcomes.","authors":"Ana-Maria Stan Soare, Silviu-Daniel Preda, Sandu Râmboiu, Dan Cârțu, Ștefan Pătrașcu, Sergiu Cazacu, Viorel Biciușcă, Adina Turcu-Știolică, Octavian Andronic, Dan Nicolae Păduraru, Ion Daniel, Vasile Bințințan, Valentin Oprea, Daniela Marinescu, Valeriu Șurlin","doi":"10.12865/CHSJ.49.02.263","DOIUrl":"10.12865/CHSJ.49.02.263","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Diabetes mellitus (DM) and obesity are known to influence postoperative outcomes in surgical patients. This study aimed to analyze the divergence in outcomes between patients with and without DM who underwent ventral hernia repair, while also assessing the additional impact of obesity on postoperative complications, hospitalization, and costs. A prospective, non-interventional, observational study was conducted over five years (2018-2022) at the First Surgical Clinic of Craiova Emergency Clinical Hospital. The study included 216 patients, with 42 (19.44%) having DM, half of whom were also obese. There were no significant differences in age between patients with or without DM. However, diabetes and obesity were more prevalent in female patients. The mean duration of hospitalization was 10.7±8.6 days, with no significant differences observed between patients with or without DM or obesity. Statistical analysis revealed that patients with DM had a higher incidence of seroma formation, wound infection, and hematoma formation compared to patients without DM. However, there were no significant differences in mesh infection, hospitalization days, or costs between the two groups. Similarly, no significant differences were found between obese and non-obese patients in terms of complications, hospitalization days, or costs. In conclusion, this study highlights that DM is associated with an increased risk of specific complications in ventral hernia repair, including seroma formation, wound infection, and hematoma formation. However, the impact of obesity on these outcomes appears to be limited. Individualized preoperative optimization and targeted interventions are necessary to mitigate the risk of complications in patients with DM or obesity.</p>","PeriodicalId":93963,"journal":{"name":"Current health sciences journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/0e/13/CHSJ-49-02-263.PMC10541512.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41157561","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alina Stanomir, Iulia Cristina Micu, Andrei Picoș, Alexandra Roman, Andrada Soancă, Diana Onet, Teodor Nicolae Onea, Simona Rednic, Andreea Ciurea, Cristina Pamfil
{"title":"Periodontitis Burden in Diffuse Versus Limited Systemic Sclerosis Subtypes: A Pilot Study.","authors":"Alina Stanomir, Iulia Cristina Micu, Andrei Picoș, Alexandra Roman, Andrada Soancă, Diana Onet, Teodor Nicolae Onea, Simona Rednic, Andreea Ciurea, Cristina Pamfil","doi":"10.12865/CHSJ.49.02.280","DOIUrl":"10.12865/CHSJ.49.02.280","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>This study aimed to evaluate the periodontal status of a group of Romanian systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients and to investigate the relationships between periodontitis and SSc subtypes.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>This observational study included patients diagnosed with limited SSc (lcSSc) and diffuse SSc (dcSSc). Demographic data were collected from medical records. Each participant underwent a full-mouth periodontal examination including Bleeding on Probing (BoP) index, Oral Hygiene (OH) index, Probing Depth (PD), Gingival Recession (GR), and Clinical Attachment Loss (CAL). The periodontal status was defined according to presently recognised case definition system.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The study included 30 patients with lcSSc and 30 patients with dcSSc with a mean age of 52.45±11.75 years. The overall periodontitis frequence in our SSc group was 95%. The frequency of stage III/IV periodontitis was higher in the dcSSc group (90%) than in the lcSSc group (60%). Within the group of SSc patients, significant positive correlations were observed between age, BoP index, OH index, the number of missing teeth, mean PD, mean CAL on one side and periodontitis diagnosis on the other side (r=0.588, p=0.001; r=0.399, p=0.002; r=0.388, p=0.002; r=0.574, p=0.001; r=0.444, p=0.001; r=0.571, p=0.001). A significant positive correlation existed between the diagnostic of periodontitis and SSc subtypes (r=0.327, p <0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Periodontitis was highly prevalent in both lcSSc and dcSSc groups. More stage III/IV periodontitis cases were detected dcSSc group of patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":93963,"journal":{"name":"Current health sciences journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/4e/06/CHSJ-49-02-280.PMC10541067.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41159871","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Adriana Tudor, Liliana Novac, Ioana-Victoria Camen, Maria Magdalena Manolea, Maria-Sidonia Sandulescu, Sidonia Catalina Vrabie, Mircea-Sebastian Serbanescu, Mihail Virgil Boldeanu, Anca-Maria Istrate-Ofiteru, Anda Lorena Dijmarescu
{"title":"The Role of Uterine Artery Doppler in the Second and Third Trimesters for Prediction of Preeclampsia and Fetal Growth Restriction Developed as a Consequence of Placental-Mediated Diseases.","authors":"Adriana Tudor, Liliana Novac, Ioana-Victoria Camen, Maria Magdalena Manolea, Maria-Sidonia Sandulescu, Sidonia Catalina Vrabie, Mircea-Sebastian Serbanescu, Mihail Virgil Boldeanu, Anca-Maria Istrate-Ofiteru, Anda Lorena Dijmarescu","doi":"10.12865/CHSJ.49.02.251","DOIUrl":"10.12865/CHSJ.49.02.251","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Placenta-mediated pregnancy disorders represent a disease that includes preeclampsia (PE) and the birth of small for gestational age (SGA) children, these conditions increase the risk of mortality and morbidity both maternal and fetal/neonatal, in the short and long-term.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The prospective study included 106 patients in whom ultrasound Doppler scans of uterine artery (UtA) were performed in the 2nd trimester between 20.0-23.6 weeks of gestation and the 3rd trimester between 28.0-32.6 weeks of gestation.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In the second trimester, the average of the UtA-PI percentiles was statistically significant (p<0.05) in correlation with PE and SGA, as in the third trimester. Statistically significant (p<0.05) was also the correlation of UtA-PI >95 percentile with the development of PE and SGA. On the other hand, the present notch, in the two trimesters studied, analyzed as a single index, did not present a statistically significant association (p>0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The results of our study showed that UtA-PI Doppler is the best predictor of preeclampsia considering the association of intrauterine growth restriction, as most studies have found.</p>","PeriodicalId":93963,"journal":{"name":"Current health sciences journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/72/80/CHSJ-49-02-251.PMC10541058.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41176372","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}