Effect of delivery mode on the pelvic floor structure of primiparas in the early postpartum period by analysis of pelvic floor ultrasound
Li Mingwei1, Liu Xin2, Zhou Ping3
1Department of Clinical Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan 232001, China; 2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan 232001, China; 3Department of Ultrasonic Imaging, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan 232001, China
Abstract:Objective To analyze the effect of different delivery modes on the pelvic floor structure of primipara women in the early postpartum period by pelvic floor ultrasound.Methods In this retrospective study, 175 primiparas who were admitted to the obstetrics and gynecology clinic of the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Science and Technology from April 2020 to October 2020 were selected. The participants were 20-35 years old with an average age of (26.8±2.8) years, single pregnancy, term pregnany, 6-8 weeks postpartum. All subjects underwent pelvic floor ultrasound examination to measure the static and dynamic detrusor of the bladder, the distance between the bladder neck and the pubic symphysis, the posterior angle of the bladder, the movement of the bladder neck, the rotation angle of the urinary tract, the anal right angle, the average thickness of the levator ani muscle, and the area of levator ani muscle hiatus. Statistical analysis was conducted to compare the following: (1) age, gestational weight gain, gestational age, and fetal weight between the two groups; (2) pelvic floor damage between the two groups; (3) ultrasonic measurement indexes in the resting and Valsalva states between the two groups; and (4) the ultrasonic measurement indexes of different pelvic floor dysfunction diseases in the vaginal delivery group.Results (1) No significant differences in age, weight gain during pregnancy, gestational age, and fetal weight were found between the two groups (all P values>0.05). (2) In the comparison of pelvic floor damage, 34 cases (33.3%) of postpartum uterine prolapse were found in the vaginal delivery group, and 9 cases (12.3%) were found in the cesarean section group, and the difference was statistically significant (χ2=10.129, P<0.05). No statistically significant differences were found in stress urinary incontinence, urethral funnelation, cystocele, and rectocele (all P values>0.05). (3) At rest, the posterior angle of bladder, the anal right angle, and the areas of levator ani hiatus in the vaginal delivery group were all larger than those in the cesarean section group; the difference was statistically significant (t=3.211, 2.658, 2.835, all P values<0.05). In Valsalva state, the distance between the bladder neck and the pubic symphysis in the vaginal delivery group was significantly smaller than that in the cesarean section group, which were (-8.2±7.9) and (6.3±7.0) mm, respectively. The movement of the bladder neck, the posterior angle of the bladder, the rotation angle of the urethra, and the area of the levator anal hiatal were all larger than in the cesarean section group, and the difference was statistically significant (all P values<0.05). (4) In patients with uterine prolapse, the areas of the levator ani hiatus, the mobility of the bladder neck, and the rotation angle of the urethra were greater than those with Ⅱ cystocele and urethral funnel fromation, whereas the posterior angle of the bladder was largest in patients with urethral funnel fromation; the difference was statistically significant (all P values<0.05).Conclusions Pelvic floor ultrasound can clearly show the changes of the pelvic floor structure in women with early postpartum. Patients who have vaginal delivery have more serious pelvic floor injuries than those who have cesarean delivery.
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