Cervical stitch (cerclage) for preventing preterm birth in singleton pregnancy

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2017, Issue 6, 2017, Pages

  Alfirevic, Zarko ^a   Stampalija, Tamara ^b   Medley, Nancy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH IRCCS BURLO GAROFOLO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PROGESTERONE;

APGAR SCORE; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SINGLETON PREGNANCY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STILLBIRTH; SUTURE TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UTERINE CERVIX CERCLAGE; VAGINA PESSARY; WOMEN'S HEALTH; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; META ANALYSIS; PERINATAL DEATH; PREMATURE BIRTH; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); UTILIZATION;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; CERCLAGE, CERVICAL; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; PERINATAL DEATH; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; PROGESTERONE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; STILLBIRTH; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 85020267959     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD008991.pub3     Document Type: Review

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