Sonographic measurement of cervical length and risk of preterm delivery

Demirci, Oya; Yıldız, Atilla; Demirci, Elif; Sözen, Hamdullah; Akdemir, Yeşim; Boybek, Esra; Ertekin, A. Aktuğ

doi:10.1111/j.1447-0756.2010.01440.x

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“…3,4,12,17,18 Although cervical length is independently associated with the risk of preterm delivery in women with preterm labor, there are conflicting results with regard to the predictive value of cervical length for preterm delivery in this group of patients. Possible explanations for this observation include the relatively small sample size 4,12,18 and differences in the cervical length thresholds used.…”

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Predictive Value of Cervical Length in Women With Threatened Preterm Labor

Melamed

Hiersch

Domniz

et al. 2013

Obstetrics & Gynecology

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Predictive Value of Cervical Length in Women With Threatened Preterm Labor

Melamed

Hiersch

Domniz

et al. 2013

Obstetrics & Gynecology

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“…Cervical length is another important prognostic parameter in the preterm delivery ( 11 ) . Cervical length did not correlate with the latency period in our study.…”

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Predictive factors for latency period in viable pregnancies complicated by preterm premature rupture of the membranes

Çetin¹,

Büyükkurt²,

Cömert³

et al. 2015

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Objective:In this study, we aimed to evaluate some laboratory and clinical factors in the prediction of latency period for pregnant patients complicated with preterm premature rupture of the membranes.Materials and Methods:Sixty-five pregnant patients between 24 and 34 weeks of gestation, who were admitted to University of Çukurova School of Medicine Hospital with the diagnosis of preterm premature rupture of the membranes (PPROM) between January 01, 2013 and December 31, 2013, were included in this study. Serum CRP, procalcitonin, sedimentation rate, leukocyte count and cervical length (measured with transvaginal ultrasound) of patients were analyzed for the correlation with the latency period.Results:None of the parameters were found to be correlated with the latency period. However, patients with cervical length of <25 mm were found to have shorter duration of latency.Conclusion:Although preterm premature rupture of the membranes is thought to be either an infection-based disease or a disease increasing the risk of infectious complications, major infection markers are not found to be helpful criteria for the prediction of latency period. Patients with a cervical length of <25 mm can be expected to deliver earlier and, therefore, can be referred to a tertiary center earlier.

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“…These studies have reported different uterine cervical length in pregnancy in the same weeks and months. [ 6 12 13 14 15 16 ] On the other hand, the cervical length can be affected by parity, age, gestational age, race, and populations. [ 14 17 ] Therefore, it is appropriate to define a nomogram of mean uterine cervical lengths and their standard deviations for every week of gestation in order to detect deviations from the normal range clinically, determine preterm labor, perform cerclage, prevent unnecessary tocolysis, reduce time of hospitalization, and to indicate lung maturation treatment more precisely based on the uterine cervical length as early as possible.…”

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confidence: 99%