Role of ultrasound in screening patients at risk for preterm delivery.

Abstract:

:The ultrasound assessment of the cervix has contributed to the understanding of the pathways to preterm birth. Transvaginal ultrasound measurement of the cervix provides an objective and noninvasive tool for the evaluation of cervical status. Despite widespread use of this procedure, standardization of measurement indications, technique, and interval between examinations has not been achieved. The American College of Radiology has recently recommended that the cervix and lower uterine segment be imaged as part of every obstetric ultra-sound examination in the second trimester. These guidelines specifically suggest a search for a short cervix (less than 30 mm) or funneling. The expert panel on women's imaging further recommended evaluating the cervix sonographically on both the initial examination and all follow-up examinations for twin gestations. The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine guidelines indicate that evaluation of the uterus, including cervix, should be performed, but does not indicate specifically that the cervix should be measured. In contrast, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, although recognizing that cervical length assessment may be helpful in predicting the risk of preterm delivery (particularly from a negative predictive value), does not recommend routine use of cervical length measurement because of the lack of proved treatment or intervention methods. A review of the literature suggests that at the time of this writing the role of routine screening of low-risk women with cervical length assessment by ultrasound is not supported. In contrast, in women at risk for preterm delivery(eg, women with a prior history of preterm birth or women with multiple gestations) cervical length assessment may be useful for its negative predictive value. At present, however, there is no therapeutic intervention that has been proved to decrease the risk of preterm delivery in women with a documented cervix on ultrasound.

authors

Doyle NM,Monga M

doi

10.1016/S0889-8545(03)00120-7

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2004-03-01 00:00:00

pages

125-39

issue

1

eissn

0889-8545

issn

1558-0474

pii

S0889854503001207

journal_volume

31

pub_type

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