title: Uterine artery Doppler in the third trimester of pregnancy and postnatal outcome of patients with severe preeclampsia.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess uterine artery Doppler velocimetry performed in the third trimester of pregnancy in women with severe preeclampsia as a predictor of adverse postpartum outcome.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cohort study including 154 women, conducted in a teaching hospital in Recife, Brazil. Uterine artery Doppler was performed at admission to hospital and postpartum outcome was evaluated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  High-resistance uterine artery Doppler was predictive of prolonged hospitalization and of being discharged from hospital under antihypertensive medication. No other correlation with maternal complications was found.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  High-resistance uterine artery Doppler in the third trimester of pregnancy is able to predict adverse postpartum outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Maternal and Child Healthcare, Professor Fernando Figueira Maternal and Child Healthcare Institute (IMIP), Recife, PE, Brazil.
authors.forename: Brena Carvalho Pinto
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: de Melo
authors.forename: Melania Maria Ramos
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: de Amorim
authors.forename: Leila
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Katz
authors.forename: Isabela
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Coutinho
authors.forename: Giselly
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Veríssimo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D011446:Prospective Studies; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal; D055988:Uterine Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D055815:Young Adult