2014
Use of a Cervicometer in Assessing Cervical Length and Risk of Preterm Birth
Baxter J, Adair C, Paidas M, Sheikh A, Hoffman M, Ross M. Use of a Cervicometer in Assessing Cervical Length and Risk of Preterm Birth. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2014, 123: 137s. DOI: 10.1097/01.aog.0000447110.61415.06.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWeeks of gestationNegative predictive valueHigh negative predictive valuePreterm birthTransvaginal ultrasonographyCervical lengthShort cervixShort cervical lengthCervical length measurementTransvaginal ultrasound scanCervical length assessmentPreterm birth riskReceiver operator curvePremature laborSingleton pregnanciesTransvaginal ultrasoundCervical anomaliesSecond trimesterUltrasound scanPractice guidelinesCentral readersBirth riskUltrasonographyPredictive valueGestation
2000
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: 346-350. DOI: 10.1097/00006250-200009000-00006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical lengthProphylactic cerclagePregnancy outcomesWeeks' gestationSerial cervical length measurementsMean cervical lengthMethods Eighty womenTransvaginal ultrasonographic evaluationCervical length measurementEarly third trimesterTransvaginal ultrasound examinationCerclage groupPreterm deliveryPreterm birthSerial followTerm deliveryPrimary physicianThird trimesterUltrasonographic evaluationUltrasound examinationCerclageMost womenPatientsGestationSignificant associationChange 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