TITLE:
Umbilical Cord Blood CD33 and Erythropoietin Levels of Pregnants with Abnormal Doppler Waveforms and to Compare with Normal Pregnancies
AUTHORS:
Nilay Karaca, Gökhan Bolluk, Yaşam Kemal Akpak, Aslıhan Erken, Serkan Oral
KEYWORDS:
Antenatal Care, CD33, Doppler Ultrasonography, Erythropoietin, Perinatology, Umbilical Cord Blood
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Vol.5 No.4,
April
21,
2015
ABSTRACT:
Objective: In this study, we aimed to
investigate umbilical cord blood CD33 and erythropoietin (EPO) levels of
pregnants with abnormal umbilical and uterine artery doppler waveforms and to
compare with normal pregnancies. Materials and Methods: Total 40 pregnant women
were included in this study. Of these 40 women, while 20 patients had abnormal
umbilical and uterine artery doppler waveforms, the other 20 patients had
normal umbilical and uterine artery doppler waveforms. After the delivery,
blood samples were taken from umbilical artery of double clemped umbilical cord
for blood gas parameters, EPO and CD33 levels. Sociodemographic findings,
antepartum, intrapartum test results, labor and delivery characteristics and
newborn examination results were recorded. Blood gas parameters, EPO and CD33
levels between groups were analyzed. Mann-Whitney U test and t-test were used
as statistical methods. Results: There were no differences between parity,
gestational ages and newborn weights of the groups. Cord blood CD33 and EPO
levels of group with abnormal umbilical and uterine artery doppler waveforms
were significantly higher than group with normal umbilical and uterine artery
doppler waveforms (p