Table 5 Post-cerclage urogenital cultures

Postop cxl (mm)

34.2 ± 9.0

34.2 ± 8.6

24.9 ± 8.4

24.6 ± 8.8

18.5 ± 7.2

17.5 ± 13.5

Postop complications

2 (5)

1 (2)

1 (3)

1 (3)

2 (20)

2 (25)

PROM

6 (15)

5 (11)

3 (9)

10 (29) 0.036*

0 (0)

4 (50) 0.023*

GA at delivery (days)

246.7 ± 42.1

254.9 ± 41.1

253.3 ± 30.8

238.1 ± 45.1

212.3 ± 59.1

192.0 ± 41.2

SDI (days)

141.9 ± 36.7

145.4 ± 34.2

105.8 ± 32.7

91.2 ± 39.7

66.4 ± 49.2

37.4 ± 43.8

PTB < 34w

11 (28)

8 (18)

6 (18)

11 (31)

5 (50)

7 (88)

PTB < 28w

6 (15)

4 (9)

2 (6)

7 (20)

4 (40)

5 (63)

PTB < 24w

3 (8)

4 (9)

1 (3)

4 (11)

3 (30)

3 (38)

Neonatal death

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (10)

2 (25)

Alive at discharge

36 (92)

40 (91)

33 (97)

29 (83)

5 (50)

3 (38)

Birthweight (g)^a

2836 ± 1060

3021 ± 875

2746 ± 713

2539 ± 1078

2344 ± 1468

1396 ± 954

No neonatal complications

23 (59)

29 (66)

19 (56)

16 (46)

3 (30)

1 (13)

POST-CERCLAGE positive cultures

Treated (31)

Not treated (5)

Treated (25)

Not treated (9)

Treated (8)

Not treated (2)

Postop cxl (mm)

34.4 ± 9.4

33.8 ± 7.8

25.4 ± 8.8

23.7 ± 7.3

18.6 ± 7.8

18.0 (NA)

Postop complications

2 (7)

0 (0)

1 (4)

0 (0)

1 (13)

1 (50)

PROM

5 (16)

0 (0)

3 (12)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

GA at delivery (days)

251.2 ± 39.9

251.2 ± 40.3

250.3 ± 33.4

261.6 ± 21.7

210.4 ± 59.6

219.0 ± 80.

SDI (days)

143.4 ± 37.6

130.25 ± 29.6

102.9 ± 32.4

113.3 ± 34.2

66.7 ± 45.7

65.5 ± 82.7

PTB < 34w

7 (23)

1 (20)

5 (20)

1 (11)

4 (50)

1 (50)

PTB < 28w

4 (13)

1 (20)

2 (8)

0 (0)

3 (38)

1 (50)

PTB < 24w

2 (7)

0 (0)

1 (4)

0 (0)

2 (25)

1 (50)

Neonatal death

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (13)

0 (0)

Alive at discharge

29 (94)

5 (100)

24 (96)

9 (100)

4 (50)

1 (50)

Birthweight (g)^a

2853 ± 1073

2728 ± 1086

2665 ± 746

2954 ± 609

2507 ± 1346

2100 ± 2192

No neonatal complications

19 (61)

4 (80)

12 (48)

7 (78)

2 (25)

1 (50)