A retrospective study on the risk of respiratory distress syndrome in singleton pregnancies with preterm premature rupture of membranes between 24+0 and 36+6 weeks, using regression analysis for various factors

• Niesluchowska-Hoxha A.
• Cnota W.
• Czuba B.
• Ruci A.
• Ciaciura-Jarno M.
• Jagielska A.
• Wojtowicz D.
• Kierach R.
• Dabrowski K.
• Sidorowicz M.
• Skrzypulec-Plinta W.
• Wloch A.
• Borowski D.
• Wegrzyn P.

Abstract

Aim. This study aimed to investigate the cause of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in neonates fromsingleton pregnancies with preterm premature rupture ofmembranes (pPROM) between 24+0 and 36+6 weeks by using regression analysis for various factors.

Methods. In 175 singlet on pregnancies with pPROM, 95 (54.29%) сases of RDS were diagnosed. In all cases the following information was collected: latency period of PROM, gestational age at birth, Umbilical Artery Pulsatility Index (UA PI), Middle Cerebral Artery Pulsatility Index (MCA PI), fetal distress, antenatal steroids use, delivery type, pregnancy hypertension disease, gestational glucose intolerance or diabetes, neonatal laboratory parameters, gender, weight, Apgar score, and other neonatal complications. Logistic regression analysis was used to investigate the effect of variables on RDS.

Results. The results of logistic regression analysis showed that the following variables are closely correlated with RDS: female gender (OR=0.52; 95% CI: 0.28-0.97), antenatal steroids use (OR=0.46; 95% CI: 0.34-0.64), abnormal UA PI and MCA PI (OR=2.96; 95% CI: 1.43-6.12) (OR=2.05; 95%CI: 1.07-3.95), fetal distress (OR=2.33; 95% CI: 1.16-4.71), maternal HGB (OR=0.69; 95% CI: 0.5-0.96), and neonatal RBC, HGB (OR=0.32; 95% CI: 0.19-0.55) (OR=0.75; 95% CI: 0.65-0.88).

Conclusions. The main RDS risk factors in premature neonates are gender, abnormal fetoplacental circulation, and fetal distress. The laboratory parameters such as lower RBC and HGB count are observed in infants with RDS.

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