Volume : VII, Issue : VII, July - 2018

Hospital-based study of congenital fetal anomalies in gravid patients referred for antenatal ultrasound study.

Vyankatesh Aironi

Abstract :

 Antenatal ultrasound screening is used to assess fetal congenital anomalies and syndromes, especially during first trimester and early midtrimester;

later triaged for dedicated anomaly scan based on screening test results including soft and major chromosomal markers or any structural
defects found on screening. The aim of our present record based study is to assess burden of congenital fetal anomalies in gravid females referred
for antenatal ultrasound examination in our hospital which is a tertiary care centre in hilly region of Garhwal of North Indian state of Uttarakhand.
Materials and methodology: This descriptive retrospective study conducted between March 2016 to December 2016 was assessed from records
of antenatal ultrasound studies, with descriptive analysis using tests of significance and proportions wherever necessary; using statistical
significance of p–values < 0.05.
Results: Total 767 antenatal ultrasound patients referred from Obstetrics and Gynecology department were assessed this period in which 16
positive cases of congenital fetal anomalies including syndromes were found, suggesting a prevalence of 2.1% of fetal anomalies in hilly Garhwal
population. Most common system involved was Urinary system (6 cases [37.5 %]), central nervous system ( 2 cases[12.5 %]), GI Tract (3
cases[18.75 %]), feto–fetal transfusion syndrome(2 cases[12.5 %]) and rest cases with miscellaneous conditions.
Conclusion: Antenatal ultrasound study of gravid patients was used in our study to assess burden of fetal anomalies and predict the antenatal, intranatal
and postnatal outcome of such pregnancies.

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Article: Download PDF   DOI : 10.36106/ijsr  

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Vyankatesh Aironi, Hospital-based study of congenital fetal anomalies in gravid patients referred for antenatal ultrasound study., INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-7 | July-2018


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