Live birth rate after cervicoisthmic cerclage in patients with previous late miscarriage and/or premature delivery.

OBJECTIVE: This study assesses the effectiveness of cervicoisthmic cerclage on the live birth rate, measured before and after performing this cerclage in a series of 62 patients with a history of late miscarriage and/or premature delivery. STUDY DESIGN: All patients who underwent cervicoisthmic cerclage in one of the 3 university hospitals of the Hospices Civils de Lyon, between January 1, 2010, and April 1, 2019, and with a history of at least one late miscarriage or spontaneous premature birth, were included. Obstetrical and neonatal data for all pregnancies before and after cervicoisthmic cerclage were collected from medical records, completed by a phone call to patients in case of missing data. RESULTS: We included 62 patients with a total of 224 pregnancies before and 95 pregnancies after cervicoisthmic cerclage. Forty-one (66%) cerclages were performed vaginally, 12 (19%) by laparotomy and 9 (15%) by laparoscopy. The live birth rate among all pregnancies evolving beyond 14 weeks was 23% before and 86% after cerclage (p < 0.01). The rate of delivery beyond 32 weeks was 13% before and 81% after cerclage, with a median term of delivery of 21 weeks and 37 weeks respectively. Twenty-two (35%) patients had at least one live birth before cerclage and 43 (69%) patients after cerclage. Five (8%) postoperative complications occurred (2 grade I, 2 grade II and 1 grade III). CONCLUSION: The markedly high live birth rate when compared to before the cerclage strongly suggests a major role for the technique of cervicoisthmic cerclage in patients with a heavy obstetrical history.

Technics to put on and remove personal protective equipment before surgical or obstetrical procedure in suspected or infected COVID-19 patients (with video).

Coronavirus pandemic is widely changing our professional daily practice and preventive measures must be taken and taught. Before any planned gynaecological or obstetric surgery, specific technics to put on and safely remove personal protective equipment should be implemented in order to avoid any contamination for both patients and healthcare workers.