Cervical stitch (cerclage) for preventing preterm birth in multiple pregnancy.

@article{Rafael2014CervicalS,
  title={Cervical stitch (cerclage) for preventing preterm birth in multiple pregnancy.},
  author={Timothy J. Rafael and Vincenzo Berghella and Zarko Alfirevic},
  journal={The Cochrane database of systematic reviews},
  year={2014},
  volume={9},
  pages={
          CD009166
        }
}
BACKGROUND Cervical cerclage is a surgical intervention involving placing a stitch around the uterine cervix. The suture material aims to prevent cervical shortening and opening, thereby reducing the risk of preterm birth. The effectiveness and safety of this procedure in multiple gestations remains controversial. OBJECTIVES To assess whether the use of a cervical cerclage in multiple gestations, either at high risk of pregnancy loss based on just the multiple gestation (history-indicated… Expand
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Cervical stitch (cerclage) for preventing preterm birth in singleton pregnancy.
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Overall, cerclage probably leads to a reduced risk of perinatal death when compared with no Cerclage, although the confidence interval crosses the line of no effect, and there were too few trials in these clinical subgroups to make meaningful conclusions and no evidence of differential effects. Expand
Cervical stitch (cerclage) in combination with other treatments for preventing spontaneous preterm birth in singleton pregnancies.
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Whether antibiotics administration, vaginal pessary, reinforcing or second cerclage placement, tocolytic, progesterone, or other interventions at the time of cervical cerClage placement prolong singleton gestation in women at high risk of pregnancy loss based on prior history and/or ultrasound finding of 'short cervix' and/ or physical examination is evaluated. Expand
Effectiveness of Cervical Cerclage on Preterm Delivery and Neonatal Outcome in Twin Pregnancies: Propensity Score Matching Analysis
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It appears that CC has an effective role in prevention of PTB, LBW, and RDS, because their prevalence in both groups was the same, and a clear conclusion regarding its role requires more research with a random clinical trial (RCT). Expand
Does cervical cerclage decrease preterm birth in twin pregnancies with a short cervix?
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Cerclage placement for cervical length ≤2.5 cm in twin gestations with mid-trimester short cervix did not decrease the rate of preterm birth at <35 weeks; however, cerclage placements for cervicallength was associated with a significantly decreased rate ofPreterm birth<35 weeks when compared to patients managed without cerclages. Expand
Effectiveness of emergency cerclage in cervical insufficiency
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Emergency cerclage is a valid therapeutic option between the 14th and 24th gestational week in presence of cervical insufficiency when signs of premature labour or infection are not present, with lower expectations with a dilatation greater than 5 cm. Expand
Effectiveness of Prophylactic Cervical Cerclage in Prolonging Higher-Order Multiple Pregnancies.
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Overall, prophylactic cervical cerclage was not associated with prolongation of the pregnancy among women with higher-order multiple pregnancies in the current study. Expand
The place for prophylactic cerclage in the infertile patient with established cervical incompetence who conceived twins after septum reduction.
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The use of prophylactic cervical cerclage may be beneficial in improving reproductive outcomes in infertile patients with known cervical incompetence that subsequently conceived twin gestations via IVF-ET treatment. Expand
Clinical effect of emergency cervical cerclage and elective cervical cerclage on pregnancy outcome in the cervical-incompetent pregnant women
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This meta-analysis suggests that emergency Cerclage has lower gestation age and birth weight than elective cerclage, and it increases the risk of PROM. Expand
Relationship between vaginal microbial dysbiosis, inflammation, and pregnancy outcomes in cervical cerclage
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It is shown that braided cerclage increases the risk of preterm birth and intrauterine death compared to monofilament suture, and in vivo evidence is provided that a dynamic shift of the human vaginal microbiome toward dysbiosis correlates with pre term birth. Expand
FIGO good practice recommendations on cervical cerclage for prevention of preterm birth
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In women who present with exposed membranes prolapsing through the cervical os, a rescue cerclage can be considered on an individual case basis, taking into account the high risk of infective morbidity to mother and baby. Expand
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