Emergency versus Elective Cervical Cerclage: An Audit of Our First Two Years of Service
Joint Authors
Vasudeva, N.
Reddington, C.
Bogdanska, M.
De Luca, L.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-09-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
One of the biggest obstetric challenges is the diagnosis and management of a short cervix as cervical length has an inverse relationship with risk of preterm birth.
A cervical cerclage is a surgical procedure to reduce the risk of preterm birth and can be placed in an elective or emergency setting.
This is a retrospective review of cervical cerclages inserted at an outer metropolitan hospital from February 2014 to May 2017.
Since the introduction of the service, a total of 43 patients were identified as requiring a cervical cerclage.
Four of these patients were transferred to tertiary hospitals.
Of the 39 cerclages inserted, 26 were elective and 13 were emergency, placed at a mean gestation of 15.6 and 19.6 weeks.
In total, there were 35 live births, 2 stillbirths, and 2 neonatal deaths.
The maternal demographics (age, gravidity, parity, and preterm risk factors) were not statistically significant between the two groups.
The mean pregnancy prolongation and birthweight was greater in the elective than the emergency group (21.4 versus 14.1 weeks; 3148.2 versus 2447.2 grams).
There was no obvious pattern with which patients received antibiotics pre-, intra-, or postoperatively or received a vaginal swab.
This audit identified the need for improvements to guidelines to standardise the use of antibiotics and progesterone in women with a cervical cerclage.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Vasudeva, N.& Reddington, C.& Bogdanska, M.& De Luca, L.. 2018. Emergency versus Elective Cervical Cerclage: An Audit of Our First Two Years of Service. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1124868
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Vasudeva, N.…[et al.]. Emergency versus Elective Cervical Cerclage: An Audit of Our First Two Years of Service. BioMed Research International No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1124868
American Medical Association (AMA)
Vasudeva, N.& Reddington, C.& Bogdanska, M.& De Luca, L.. Emergency versus Elective Cervical Cerclage: An Audit of Our First Two Years of Service. BioMed Research International. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1124868
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1124868