Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6144800 | American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology | 2014 | 24 Pages |
Abstract
Statistically significant differences were not seen in prolongation of latency, infection, or composite neonatal outcomes. However, there was a numerical trend in the direction of less infectious morbidity, with immediate removal of cerclage. These findings may not have met statistical significance if the original sample size of 142 was obtained, however they provide valuable data suggesting that there may be no advantage to retaining a cerclage after preterm premature rupture of membranes and a possibility of increased infection with cerclage retention.
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Authors
Anna MD, Thomas J. MD, Kimberly MSN, Diana MS, Charles D. MD, Paul MD, C. Andrew MD, PhD, Helen MD, Brian K. MD, Michelle MD, George MD, David MD, Hugh MD, Michael MD, Tulin MD, Manuel MD, Mildred MD, Shirley MD, Yoram MD,