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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Outcome of Cervical Cerclage in Twin Pregnancies for Treatment of Ultrasound Detected Short Cervix

Hermann, Catherine 26 February 2018 (has links)
A Thesis submitted to The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Medicine. / Introduction: The use of cervical cerclage in twin pregnancies is a controversial topic in Obstetrics and Gynecology. It’s use is currently not recommended due to no perceived benefit and potential harm, however recent studies indicate that cerclage may be beneficial.Conclusion: The use of cerclage in twin pregnancies complicated by a TVUS cervical length of 2.0 cm or less prolonged the latency period between diagnosis of short cervix and delivery by 31 days. This data is consistent with other retrospective reviews and indicates the need for a multicenter, prospective randomized control trial.
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Reprodutibilidade da medida do comprimento do colo uterino por ultrassonografia / Cervical length measured by ultrasound: a reproducibility study

Ferreira, Ana Elizabeth Gomes de Melo Tavares 25 March 2019 (has links)
O parto pré-termo é uma causa importante de morbidade e mortalidade neonatal. A medida do comprimento do colo uterino por ultrassonografia, atualmente, é utilizada para o rastreamento desta condição. Porém, não se sabe, exatamente, qual é a sua reprodutibilidade, ou seja, se a via vaginal é melhor que a abdominal e se a ultrassonografia tridimensional pode contribuir para melhorar a reprodutibilidade do método. O objetivo desse trabalho foi avaliar a reprodutibilidade da medida do comprimento do colo uterino no final do segundo trimestre da gestação por ultrassonografia bidimensional (2D) e tridimensional (3D), utilizando as vias abdominal e vaginal. Foram avaliadas 96 mulheres com idade gestacional entre 20 e 26 semanas. Durante as avaliações, foram realizadas três medidas completamente independentes e com mascaramento: duas feitas por um observador, intercaladas por uma medida de um segundo observador. Foram avaliados o coeficiente de correlação de concordância (CCC) e os limites de concordância (LoA). A precisão das estimativas será avaliada pelo intervalo de confiança de 95%. As principais características das 96 mulheres analisadas foram: idade = 25,0 ± 5,4 anos, IG = 22,5 ± 2,0 semanas, índice de massa corporal = 26,0 ± 3,2 Kg / m². TV-US e TA-US fornecem medições de CL semelhantes, no entanto, a US-TV apresentou uma reprodutibilidade ligeiramente melhor (CCC intraobservador: US-TV 0,90 (0,86-0,93) US-TA 0,83 (0,76-0,88); CCC interobservador: US-TV 0,77 (0,68-0,84) US-TA 0,60 (0,45-0,71). A medida do CL durante o segundo trimestre deve ser interpretada com cautela quando utilizada na prática clínica, pois sua reprodutibilidade é apenas fraca a moderada. Estudos que examinem refinamentos técnicos para melhorar sua reprodutibilidade devem ser encorajados / Preterm birth is an important cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality. Ultrasound measurement of uterine cervix length is currently used to predict this condition. Nevertheless, its reproducibility has not been clearly evaluating in the literature, in other words, what is the best ultrasound method to measure, for instance, the vaginal via or the abdominal. The objective of this study was to evaluate the reproducibility of the measurement of uterine cervix length at the end of the second trimester of gestation by two-dimensional (2D) using the via abdominal and vaginal. We evaluated 96 healthy singleton pregnant women with gestational age between 20 and 26 weeks. During the evaluations, three completely independent and masked measurements were performed: two made by one observer, interspersed by a second observer measurement. The correlation coefficient of agreement (CCC) and the limits of agreement (LoA) were evaluated. The accuracy of the estimates will be evaluated by the 95% confidence interval. The main characteristics of the 96 analyzed women were: age = 25.0 ± 5.4 years, GA = 22.5 ± 2.0 weeks, body mass index = 26.0 ± 3.2 Kg/m². TVUS and TA-US provides similar CL measurements; however, TV-US has a slightly better reproducibility (CCC intraobservador: US-TV 0,90 (0,86-0,93) US-TA 0,83 (0,76-0,88); CCC interobservador: US-TV 0,77 (0,68-0,84) US-TA 0,60 (0,45-0,71). The CL measurement during the second trimester should be interpreted with caution when employed in clinical practice because its reproducibility is only poor to moderate. Studies examining technical refinements to improve its reproducibility should be encouraged

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