Can the optimal cervical length for placing ultrasound-indicated cerclage be identified?
Can the optimal cervical length for placing ultrasound-indicated cerclage be identified?
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能否确定超声指示环扎术的最佳宫颈长度?
DOI:
10.1002/uog.15674
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发表时间:
2016
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VaginalUltrasoundTrialConsortium
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作者:
Szychowski,JM;Owen,J;Hankins,G;Iams,JD;Sheffield,JS;Perez-Delboy,A;Berghella,V;Wing,DA;Guzman,ER;VaginalUltrasoundTrialConsortium
ObjectiveTo assess a continuum of cervical length (CL) cut‐offs for the efficacy of ultrasound‐indicated cerclage in women with previous spontaneous preterm birth (PTB).MethodsThis was a planned secondary analysis of a multicenter randomized clinical trial of ultrasound‐indicated cerclage for the prevention of PTB in high‐risk women. The efficacy of cerclage for preventing recurrent PTB < 35, < 32 and < 24 weeks' gestation was assessed using multivariable logistic regression analysis. Odds ratios (ORs) and CIs were estimated for a range of CL cut‐offs using bootstrap regression. The 2.5thand 97.5thpercentiles of bootstrapped ORs determined the CIs. Results were illustrated using smoothed curves superimposed on estimated ORs by CL cut‐off.ResultsOf 301 women with a CL < 25 mm, 142 underwent ultrasound‐indicated cerclage and 159 did not have cerclage placement. The few cases with CL < 10 mm limited the evaluation to CL cut‐offs between < 10 mm and < 25 mm. For PTB < 35 weeks, ORs in women with a cerclage and CL < 25 mm were statistically significantly lower than in those without cerclage, and efficacy was maintained at smaller CL cut‐offs. Results were similar for PTB < 32 weeks. For PTB < 24 weeks, results differed, with ORs increasing toward unity (no benefit), with wide CIs, for CL cut‐offs between < 10 mm and < 15 mm, attributed to the small number of births < 24 weeks.ConclusionsThe efficacy of ultrasound‐indicated cerclage in women with previous spontaneous PTB varies by action point CL cut‐off and by PTB gestational age of interest. Cerclage significantly reduces the risk of PTB < 35 and < 32 weeks, at CL cut‐offs between < 10 mm and < 25 mm, with the greatest reduction at shorter CL, affirming that women with prior spontaneous PTB and a short CL are appropriate candidates for ultrasound‐indicated cerclage. Copyright © 2015 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.