The postpartum uterine ultrasonographic scale in assessment of uterine involution after cesarean section in treated thrombophilia pregnant patients at term

J Clin Lab Anal. 2022 Sep;36(9):e24645. doi: 10.1002/jcla.24645. Epub 2022 Aug 5.

Abstract

Background: Pregnancy is a prothrombotic condition which can be abnormally exaggerated in women with thrombophilia.

Methods: In a prospective study, patients who delivered at term, by cesarean section, between 1 October 2017 and 1 December 2021, who already had a diagnosis of thrombophilia before coming to our hospital, were included in the study group (n = 80). A similar number of nonthrombophilia patients (n = 80) without any history of thrombotic events, age- and para-matched with the study group, were included in the control group. The postpartum uterine ultrasonographic scale (PUUS) values, in the first 24-48 h, were correlated with the patients' data.

Results: The P-LCR (platelet large cell ratio), was significantly higher in the treated thrombophilia group (p = 0.042). There was no correlation between PUUS and complete blood count values, coagulation factors, maternal characteristics, or fetal outcomes, except for postpartum neutrophils (p = 0.047) and postpartum platelet count (p = 0.046).

Conclusions: Postpartum uterine involution was not significantly different, after cesarean section, between treated thrombophilia patients and nonthrombophilia patients. Involution correlated only with postpartum neutrophils and postpartum platelet count.

Keywords: cesarean section; coagulation factors; complete blood count; fetal outcomes; maternal characteristics; postpartum uterine ultrasonographic scale; thrombophilia; uterine involution.

MeSH terms

  • Cesarean Section* / adverse effects
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Postpartum Period
  • Pregnancy
  • Prospective Studies
  • Thrombophilia* / etiology
  • Uterus / diagnostic imaging