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ReviewInternational journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics2023

A simple guide to ultrasound screening for placenta accreta spectrum for improving detection and optimizing management in resource limited settings.

Theophilus K Adu-Bredu, Marcus J Rijken, Albaro Jose Nieto-Calvache, Vedran Stefanovic, Rozi Aditya Aryananda, Karin Anneliese Fox, Sally L Collins, International Society of Placenta Accreta SPECTRUM (IS-PAS) Low- and Middle-Income Countries Working Group

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Review in International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Pooled it
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  5. Pathophysiology and Management of Placenta Accreta Spectrum.Journal of developmental biology · 2025
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  10. Prenatal detection of placenta accreta spectrum using a sonographic checklist.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2025
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  12. Exploring pathophysiological insights to improve diagnostic utility of ultrasound markers for distinguishing placenta accreta spectrum from uterine-scar dehiscence.Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology · 2025
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  14. Looking back to look forward: Has the time arrived for active management of obstetricians in placenta accreta spectrum?International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2025
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  18. A simple guide to ultrasound screening for placenta accreta spectrum for improving detection and optimizing management in resource limited settings.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Theophilus K Adu-BreduDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2365-6769
Marcus J RijkenJulius Global Health, Julius Centre for Health Science and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0914-5508
Albaro Jose Nieto-CalvacheFundaciÓn Valle del Lili, Abnormally Invasive Placenta Clinic, Cali, Colombia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5639-9127
Vedran StefanovicFetomaternal Medical Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Helsinki, and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5230-1698
Rozi Aditya AryanandaMaternal - Fetal Medicine Division, Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Dr Soetomo Academic General Hospital, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6674-7682
Karin Anneliese FoxDivision of Maternal - Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8405-772X
Sally L CollinsNuffield Department of Women's and Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0648-7433
International Society of Placenta Accreta SPECTRUM (IS-PAS) Low- and Middle-Income Countries Working Group

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Placenta accreta spectrum is a pregnancy complication associated with severe morbidity and maternal mortality especially when not suspected antenatally and appropriate management instigated. Women in resource-limited settings are more likely to face adverse outcomes due to logistic, technical, and resource inadequacies. Accurate prenatal imaging is an important step in ensuring good outcomes because it allows adequate preparation and an appropriate management approach. This article provides a simple three-step approach aimed at guiding clinicians and sonographers with minimal experience in placental accreta spectrum through risk stratification and basic prenatal screening for this condition both with and without Doppler ultrasound.

Indexed as

Placenta AccretaPlacenta PreviaCesarean SectionFemaleHumansPlacentaPregnancyResource-Limited SettingsUltrasonography, Prenatalcesareanincretainvasive placentamaternal morbiditymorbid adherencePercretaplacenta accretaplacenta previaprenatal diagnosisultrasounduterine scar

Identifiers

PMID35900178
PMCPMC10086861

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