Change in cervical length after cerclage as a predictor of preterm delivery.
Dijkstra K, Funai E, O'Neill L, Rebarber A, Paidas M, Young B. Change in cervical length after cerclage as a predictor of preterm delivery. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2000, 96: 346-50. PMID: 10960624, DOI: 10.1016/s0029-7844(00)00924-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical lengthProphylactic cerclagePregnancy outcomesWeeks' gestationSerial cervical length measurementsMean cervical lengthTransvaginal ultrasonographic evaluationCervical length measurementEarly third trimesterTransvaginal ultrasound examinationCerclage groupPreterm deliveryPreterm birthSerial followTerm deliveryPrimary physicianThird trimesterUltrasonographic evaluationUltrasound examinationCerclageMost womenPatientsGestationSignificant associationLogistic regression