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01-12-2011 | Materno-fetal Medicine

Correlation of myometrial thickness and the latency interval of women with preterm premature rupture of the membranes

Authors: Lina AtarJavdan, Zahra Khazaeipour, Fatemeh Shahbazi

Published in: Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics | Issue 6/2011

Abstract

Objective

To verify the hypothesis that a correlation exists between myometrial thickness (MT) and latency interval (LI) in patients with preterm premature rupture of membrane (PPROM).

Method

Myometrial thickness was measured ultrasonographically at the mid-anterior (MA), fundal, and posterior parts of the uterus of pregnant women in the following groups: PPROM [n = 45, mean (range), gestational age (GA): 28.6 weeks (w) (24.0–33.0 w)], preterm nonlabor control group (P-CTR) [n = 20, GA: 29.5 w (25.0–32.0 w)] and term nonlabor control (T-CTR) [n = 27, GA: 38.4 w (37.0–41.0 w)].

Results

There was a positive correlation between LI and fundal MT (r = 0.34, P = 0.02), mid-MT (r = 0.47, P = 0.001) and LUS (r = 0.74, P = 0.001). The results were similar in the group of <30 w of GA, but in the group of ≥30 w of GA, there was no association. The LUS MT has more area under the ROC curve than MA MT and fundal MT for prediction of LI of ≤8 days.

Conclusion

Significant positive correlation between LI and MT in patients with PPROM may result in a better decision for taking care of infants of preterm birth.

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Title: Correlation of myometrial thickness and the latency interval of women with preterm premature rupture of the membranes
Authors: Lina AtarJavdan
Zahra Khazaeipour
Fatemeh Shahbazi
Publication date: 01-12-2011
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics / Issue 6/2011
Print ISSN: 0932-0067
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0711
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-011-1841-x

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Correlation of myometrial thickness and the latency interval of women with preterm premature rupture of the membranes

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Conclusion

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