Venous Doppler in the Evaluation of Fetal Hydrops

Table 3

Type of umbilical venous pulsations (UV) in relationship to increased pulsatility index for veins (PIV) in the right hepatic vein (HV) and ductus venosus (DV) and mortality. Numbers and percent are given.

UV pulsation	𝑛	Increased HV PIV	%	Increased DV PIV	%	Mortality	%	Mortality minus termination	%
None	49	11	22	8	16	19	39	14	33
Single	26	15	58	11	42	12	46	6	33
Double	23	12	52	14	61	18	78	11	69
Triple	1	1	100	1	100	1	100	0	0