Effectiveness of cervical cerclage for a sonographically shortened cervix: A systematic review and meta-analysis

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 189, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1679-1687

  Belej Rak, Timea ^a,b,c   Okun, Nan ^b,d   Windrim, Rory ^b   Ross, Susan ^a,b,c   Hannah, Mary E ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cervical cerclage; Cervical incompetence; Meta analysis; Transvaginal ultrasound

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN; INDOMETACIN; METRONIDAZOLE; UTERUS SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

BIRTH WEIGHT; CERCLAGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND; UTERINE CERVIX CERCLAGE; UTERINE CERVIX INCOMPETENCE;

EID: 0346096644     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(03)00871-8     Document Type: Article

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