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ABSTRACT: Objective
To assess the accuracy of transvaginal sonographic cervical length (CL) in predicting spontaneous preterm birth in women with twin pregnancies.Study design
Systematic review and metaanalysis of predictive test accuracy.Results
Twenty-one studies (16 in asymptomatic women and 5 in symptomatic women) with a total of 3523 women met the inclusion criteria. Among asymptomatic women, a CL
SUBMITTER: Conde-Agudelo A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3147231 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology 20100623 2
<h4>Objective</h4>To assess the accuracy of transvaginal sonographic cervical length (CL) in predicting spontaneous preterm birth in women with twin pregnancies.<h4>Study design</h4>Systematic review and metaanalysis of predictive test accuracy.<h4>Results</h4>Twenty-one studies (16 in asymptomatic women and 5 in symptomatic women) with a total of 3523 women met the inclusion criteria. Among asymptomatic women, a CL <or=20 mm at 20-24 weeks' gestation was the most accurate in predicting preterm ...[more]