Uterine blood flow velocity waveforms during early postpartum course following caesarean section.
OBJECTIVE
To assess the change of uterine blood flow after Caesarean section.


METHODS
Doppler flow velocity waveforms were acquired from the uterine arteries and small arteries near the myometrial wound detected by transvaginal power Doppler ultrasonography in 23 patients on the 3rd, 6th and 9th postoperative days.


RESULTS
The resistance index for the uterine artery did not show any change during the study period, while that for the small arteries slightly decreased.


CONCLUSIONS
Uterine blood flow resistance after Caesarean section did not show any change during the early postpartum period.
Nakai
Y
Y
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medicine, Osaka City University, Japan.
Imanaka
M
M
Nishio
J
J
Maeda
T
T
Ozaki
A
A
Sun
T T
TT
Ogita
S
S
D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D049590:Postpartum Period / Q000502:physiology*; D013997:Time Factors; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color; D014599:Uterus / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014655:Vascular Resistance