Frequency of fetal congenital abdominal anomalies diagnosed on ultrasound in Gujrat Pakistan: A cross-sectional study

Abstract

Objective: To determine the frequency of fetal congenital abdominal anomalies diagnosed through ultrasound examinations among pregnant women in the first, second, and third trimesters in the Gujrat District.

Methods: From January 2022 to June 2022, researchers conducted a cross-sectional study at the Azeem Diagnostic Center, Gujrat. This research included pregnant women in the first, second, and third trimesters. Statistical analysis of prenatal ultrasound findings was carried out via the use of a structured questionnaire. Patients who came to the research for anything other than obstetric ultrasonography were not allowed to participate.

A p-value of less than 0.05 was considered significant when using the Chi-square test to look for a relationship. Odds Ratio was used to calculate illness risk. 

Results: Twenty separate pregnant women who had ultrasounds had fetal congenital impairments discovered. Patients with Atresia or Renal Agenesis are nine times more likely to have an Omphalocele than those without (odds ratio = 0.994, 95 percent confidence range = 0.986-1.002).

Conclusion: It is a noninvasive imaging technique that is incredibly sensitive and accurate while also being quite affordable in the hands of a skilled professional. At least during the second trimester, obstetricians should encourage their patients to get regular ultrasounds.