Limitations of current definitions of miscarriage using mean gestational sac diameter and crown-rump length measurements: a multicenter observational study
Limitations of current definitions of miscarriage using mean gestational sac diameter and crown-rump length measurements: a multicenter observational study
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DOI:
10.1002/uog.10109
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发表时间:
2011-11-01
影响因子:
7.1
通讯作者:
Bourne, T.
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作者:
Abdallah, Y.;Daemen, A.;Bourne, T.
Objectives There is significant variation in cut-off values for mean gestational sac diameter (MSD) and embryo crown-rump length (CRL) used to define miscarriage, values suggested in the literature ranging from 13 to 25 mm for MSD and from 3 to 8 mm for CRL. We aimed to define the false-positive rate (FPR) for the diagnosis of miscarriage associated with different CRL and MSD measurements with or without a yolk sac in a large study population of patients attending early pregnancy clinics. We also aimed to define cut-off values for CRL and MSD that, on the basis of a single measurement, can definitively diagnose a miscarriage and so exclude possible inadvertent termination of pregnancy.Methods This was an observational cross-sectional study. Data were collected prospectively according to a predefined protocol. Intrauterine pregnancy of uncertain viability (IPUV) was defined as an empty gestational sac or sac with a yolk sac but no embryo seen with MSD 25 mm and a CRL cut-off of >7 mm could be introduced to minimize the risk of a false-positive diagnosis of miscarriage. Copyright. (C) 2011 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.