Multicenter randomized trial of cerclage for preterm birth prevention in high-risk women with shortened midtrimester cervical length

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 201, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 375.e1-375.e8

  Owen, John ^a   Hankins, Gary ^b   Iams, Jay D ^c   Berghella, Vincenzo ^d   Sheffield, Jeanne S ^e   Perez Delboy, Annette ^f   Egerman, Robert S ^g   Wing, Deborah A ^h   Tomlinson, Mark ⁱ   Silver, Richard ^j   Ramin, Susan M ^k   Guzman, Edwin R ^l   Gordon, Michael ^m   How, Helen Y ⁿ   Knudtson, Eric J ^o   Szychowski, Jeff M ^p   Cliver, Suzanne ^a   Hauth, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^c THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

ⁱ Northwest Perinatal Center   (United States)

^j NorthShore Medical Group   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^l SAINT PETER S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^m WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^o UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^p UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

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Author keywords

cerclage; cervical length; prior preterm birth; vaginal sonography

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE; UTERUS SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL LENGTH MEASUREMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEADACHE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIPARA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERINATAL MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE CERVIX CERCLAGE; UTERINE CERVIX INCOMPETENCE;

EID: 70349331275     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.08.015     Document Type: Article

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