The predictive nature of uterocervical angles in the termination of second trimester pregnancy

The Journal of Maternal-fetal & Neonatal Medicine : the Official Journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians
Berna Aslan CetinElif Goknur Topcu

Abstract

To establish how useful and the predictive capacity of uterocervical angles (UCA) in the termination of second trimester pregnancies. This prospective cohort study was conducted at a tertiary center with a total of 120 singleton pregnancies delivered between 14 and 24 gestational weeks. Before the beginning of misoprostol induction, patients were screened for both cervical length (CL) and uterocervical angles (UCA). The UCA is defined as an angle constructed by the measurement of the cervical canal and lower uterine segment. The study population was subdivided into four groups; successful and failed terminations at the end of 24 hours of induction and successful and failed terminations at the end of 48 hours of induction. We decided to further evaluate our study population based on their UCAs, and placed them into four categories; UCA ≥95°, UCA <95°, UCA ≥105°, and UCA <105°. In the 24-hour time frame group, the mean UCA was 105.50 ± 15.38 degrees in the successful termination group and was 100.22 ± 11.12 degrees in the failed group (p = .001). In the 48-hour time frame group, the mean UCA was 104.19 ± 13.51° in the successful termination group and was 93.52 ± 7.84° in the failed group (p = .007). The mean hour of induction was...Continue Reading

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May 19, 2018·The Journal of Maternal-fetal & Neonatal Medicine : the Official Journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians·Berna Aslan CetinGokhan Yildirim
Sep 27, 2018·The Journal of Maternal-fetal & Neonatal Medicine : the Official Journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians·Ahmet Eser, Enis Ozkaya

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