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Table 4 Pre-cerclage urogenital cultures

From: Urogenital cultures and preterm birth in women with cervical cerclage: a single center retrospective cohort study

 

History indicated (TVC I, n = 94)

Ultrasound indicated (TVC II, n = 79)

Clinically indicated (TVC III, n = 20)

PRE-CERCLAGE cultures

Positive (21)

Negative (73)

Positive (28)

Negative (51)

Positive (9)

Negative (11)

Last cxl preoperative (mm)

35.2 ± 7.5

36.2 ± 7.4

14.8 ± 6.3

14.9 ± 7.6

0.0

0.0

Postop complications

1 (5)

2 (3)

2 (7)

0 (0)

3 (33)

1 (9)

PROM

1 (5)

10 (14)

6 (21)

8 (16)

2 (22)

9 (82)

GA at delivery (days)

266.8 ± 25.7

248.9 ± 42.3 0.021*

240.9 ± 44.3

250.3 ± 36.1

184.9 ± 40.2

209.5 ± 54.4 0.036*

SDI (days)

146.9 ± 28.6

144.0 ± 36.1

89.6 ± 36.0

102.3 ± 38.7

22.6 ± 38.3

64.1 ± 47.9 0.035*

PTB < 34w

2 (10)

18 (25)

8 (29)

10 (20)

7 (78)

7 (64)

PTB < 28w

1 (5)

9 (12)

4 (14)

6 (12)

6 (67)

5 (46)

PTB < 24w

0 (0)

7 (10)

3 (11)

3 (6)

4 (44)

3 (27)

Neonatal death

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (11)

2 (18)

Alive at discharge

21 (100)

60 (90)

24 (86)

47 (92)

3 (33)

5 (46)

Birthweight (g)a

3248 ± 825

2879 ± 95

2732 ± 728

2662 ± 990

1051 ± 926

2383 ± 118

No neonatal complications

18 (86)

38 (52) 0.002*

12 (43)

28 (55)

1 (11)

3 (27)

PRE-CERCLAGE positive cultures

Treated (10)

Not treated (11)

Treated (21)

Not treated (6)

Treated (5)

Not treated (4)

Last cxl preoperative (mm)

33.9 ± 6.1

36.0 ± 8.8

15.4 ± 5.5

10.2 ± 5.6 0.048*

0.0

0.0

Postop complications

1 (10)

0 (0)

1 (5)

1 (17)

2 (40)

1 (25)

PROM

1 (10)

0 (0)

5 (24)

1 (17)

2 (40)

0 (0)

GA at delivery (days)

257.1 ± 34.7

275.2 ± 8.

239.9 ± 45.3

244.8 ± 48.8

194.8 ± 49.3

175.0 ± 33

SDI (days)

137.2 ± 39.3

156.9 ± 8.5

89.5 ± 31.3

89.8 ± 55.

36.5 ± 48.1

4.0 ± 3.0

PTB < 34w

2 (20)

0 (0)

7 (33)

1 (17)

3 (60)

4 (100)

PTB < 28w

1 (10)

0 (0)

3 (14)

1 (17)

3 (60)

3 (75)

PTB < 24w

0 (0)

0 (0)

2 (10)

1 (17)

1 (20)

3 (75)

Neonatal death

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (5)

0 (0)

1 (20)

0 (0)

Alive at discharge

10 (100)

11 (100)

18 (86)

5 (83)

3 (60)

1 (25)

Birthweight (g)a

2957 ± 1049

3482 ± 568

2756 ± 765

2683 ± 751

1313 ± 1239

790 ± 533

No neonatal complications

7 (70)

11 (100)

10 (48)

2 (33)

1 (20)

0 (0)

  1. Categoric parameters are expressed as n and (%) of total within group. Continuous parameters are expressed as mean ± SD. *p < 0.05, only significant p-values are shown for each variable indicated in the second column for each indication group. aBirthweight for life born fetuses. Abbreviations: Cxl, cervical length; GA, gestational age; PROM, premature rupture of membranes; SDI, stitch delivery interval days