The effect of 50 GR oral glucose tolerance test on fetal celiac artery and superior mesenteric artery Doppler parameters in healthy pregnancies

Abstract

Objectives To understand the effect of 50-g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) on fetal celiac artery and superior mesenteric artery (SMA) doppler parameters. Methods A total of 43 healthy pregnant women followed in our hospital were included in the study. All doppler parameters of the celiac artery and SMA (PSV:Peak systolic velocity; PI:Pulsatility index; RI:Resistance index, S/D:Systolic/diastolic ratio; TAMAX:Time average maximum velocity) were obtained by ultrasonography before and 1 h after OGTT. Results The mean PSV value of the celiac artery decreased statistically significantly after OGTT (37.29 ± 11.96 cm/s; 29.51 ± 10.07 cm/s; p=0.002). While the mean of the PI was 2.09 ± 0.57 before the test, it was found to be 1.84 ± 0.64 after the test (p=0.027). Mean PSV (39.82 ± 13.07 cm/s; 35.19 ± 15.27 cm/s; p=0.104) and PI (2.21 ± 0.65; 2.11 ± 0.80; p=0.375) values of SMA were also found to be decreased without statistically significancy. Conclusions The data obtained from our study reveals that the PSV and PI values of celiac artery and SMA slightly decrease after OGTT.