What is predictive of preterm delivery in the first trimester: isthmus or cervical length?
Prenat Diagn
; 33(9): 894-8, 2013 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-23733613
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
This study aims to evaluate the utility of first trimester cervical ultrasonography in predicting preterm delivery by separate analysis of measurements of cervical and isthmus length.METHODS:
This is a cohort study based on data collected prospectively on singletons between 1 July 2011 and 1 February 2013. Mean cervical, isthmus and cervico-isthmic complex length were measured for deliveries before and after 37 weeks.RESULTS:
A total of 1494 pregnancies were analysed, including 51 cases of spontaneous preterm delivery (3.4%). The cervico-isthmic complex in the first trimester was significantly shorter in patients who delivered before term (43.8 mm vs 47.5 mm, p = 0.04). This difference is related to differences in length at the isthmus (10.7 mm vs 14.1 mm, p = 0.005) rather than at the cervix proper (34.5 mm vs 35.0 mm, p = 0.56).CONCLUSIONS:
Measurement of the cervico-isthmic complex enables detection of a number of patients who will go on to deliver before term. Further studies are necessary to confirm that isthmic length and not cervical length is predictive of preterm delivery.
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Assunto principal:
Primeiro Trimestre da Gravidez
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Útero
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Colo do Útero
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Nascimento Prematuro
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Medida do Comprimento Cervical
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Evaluation_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Newborn
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Pregnancy
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Prenat Diagn
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
França