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ArticleGeburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde2019

Position Paper of the Task Force for Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine (AGG - Section Preterm Birth) on the Placement, Removal and Surveillance of the Arabin Cervical Pessary in Patients at Risk for Spontaneous Preterm Birth.

Ioannis Kyvernitakis, Holger Maul, Werner Rath, Katrina Kraft, Ruben Kuon, Amr Hamza, Edith Reuschel, Barbara Filsinger, Harald Abele, Yves Garnier and 3 more

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Article in Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 11 institutions in 1 country.

Ioannis KyvernitakisSection of Prenatal Diagnostics and Therapy, Dept. of Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine, Asklepios Center of Excellence Hamburg, Campus Barmbek, Heidberg-Nord and Wandbek, Hamburg, Germany.
Holger MaulDept. of Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine, Asklepios Center of Excellence Hamburg, Campus Barmbek, Heidberg-Nord and Wandbek, Hamburg, Germany.
Werner RathDept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
Katrina KraftDept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Harlaching Hospital Munich, Munich, Germany.
Ruben KuonDept. of Gynecological Endocrinology and Fertility Disorders, University Hospital of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
Amr HamzaDept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Saarland, Homburg, Germany.
Edith ReuschelDept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Regensburg, Hospital of the Barmherzige Brueder, Clinic St Hedwig, Regensburg, Germany.
Barbara FilsingerDept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Diakonissen Hospital Speyer, Speyer, Germany.
Harald AbeleCenter for Mother and Child, University-Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Yves GarnierDept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Osnabrück Hospital, Osnabrück, Germany.
Franz BahlmannDept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Buergerhospital and Clementine Children's Hospital Frankfurt a. M., Frankfurt a. M., Germany.
Ekkehard SchleußnerDept. Of Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine, University of Jena, Jena, Germany.
Richard BergerDept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Marienhospital Neuwied, Neuwied, Germany.
Asklepios · DEDiakonissenkrankenhaus · DEFriedrich Schiller University Jena · DEHeidelberg University · DEKlinikum Osnabrück · DEKrankenhaus Barmherzige Brüder · DEMarienhaus Klinikum Hetzelstift Neustadt · DEMünchen Klinik Harlaching · DESaarland University · DEUniversity Children's Hospital Tübingen · DEUniversity of Lübeck · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This position paper describes clinically important, practical aspects of cervical pessary treatment. Transvaginal ultrasound is standard for the assessment of cervical length and selection of patients who may benefit from pessary treatment. Similar to other treatment modalities, the clinical use and placement of pessaries requires regular training. This training is essential for proper pessary placement in patients in emergency situations to prevent preterm delivery and optimize neonatal outcomes. Consequently, pessaries should only be applied by healthcare professionals who are not only familiar with the clinical implications of preterm birth as a syndrome but are also trained in the practical application of the devices. The following statements on the clinical use of pessary application and its removal serve as an addendum to the recently published German S2-consensus guideline on the prevention and treatment of preterm birth.

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Arabin pessaryplacementpreterm birthpreventionrecommendationsremovalsurveillance

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PMID31736505
PMCPMC6846727
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