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ABSTRACT: Background
A diagnostic sign on magnetic resonance imaging, suggestive of posterior extrauterine adhesion (PEUA), was identified in patients with placenta previa. However, the clinical features or surgical outcomes of patients with placenta previa and PEUA are unclear. Our study aimed to investigate the clinical characteristics of placenta previa with PEUA and determine whether an altered management strategy improved surgical outcomes.Methods
This single institution retrospective study examined patients with placenta previa who underwent cesarean delivery between 2014 and 2019. In June 2017, we recognized that PEUA was associated with increased intraoperative bleeding; thus, we altered the management of patients with placenta previa and PEUA. To assess the relationship between changes in practice and surgical outcomes, a quasi-experimental method was used to examine the difference-in-difference before (pre group) and after (post group) the changes. Surgical management was modified as follows: (i) minimization of uterine exteriorization and adhesion detachment during cesarean delivery and (ii) use of Nelaton catheters for guiding cervical passage during Bakri balloon insertion. To account for patient characteristics, propensity score matching and multivariate regression analyses were performed.Results
The study cohort (n?=?141) comprised of 24 patients with placenta previa and PEUA (PEUA group) and 117 non-PEUA patients (control group). The PEUA patients were further categorized into the pre (n?=?12) and post groups (n?=?12) based on the changes in surgical management. Total placenta previa and posterior placentas were more likely in the PEUA group than in the control group (66.7% versus 42.7% [P?=?0.04] and 95.8% versus 63.2% [P?ConclusionsPEUA was associated with total placenta previa, posterior placenta, and increased intraoperative bleeding in patients with placenta previa. Our altered management could reduce the intraoperative blood loss.
SUBMITTER: Nagase Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7789541 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nagase Yoshikazu Y Matsuzaki Shinya S Endo Masayuki M Hara Takeya T Okada Aiko A Mimura Kazuya K Hiramatsu Kosuke K Kakigano Aiko A Nakatsuka Erika E Miyake Tatsuya T Takiuchi Tsuyoshi T Ueda Yutaka Y Tomimatsu Takuji T Kimura Tadashi T
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<h4>Background</h4>A diagnostic sign on magnetic resonance imaging, suggestive of posterior extrauterine adhesion (PEUA), was identified in patients with placenta previa. However, the clinical features or surgical outcomes of patients with placenta previa and PEUA are unclear. Our study aimed to investigate the clinical characteristics of placenta previa with PEUA and determine whether an altered management strategy improved surgical outcomes.<h4>Methods</h4>This single institution retrospective ...[more]