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ArticleBMC pregnancy and childbirth2023

Clinical value of ultrasonic indicators in predicting the outcome of caesarean scar pregnancy after pregnancy termination.

Liye Fu, Hongxia Yuan, Hong Cao, Qichang Zhou, Xiaotan Tan, Jun Guo

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Article in BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Liye FuDepartment of Ultrasound, Changsha Hospital for Maternal & Child Health Care Affiliated to Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, 410000, China.
Hongxia YuanDepartment of Ultrasound, Changsha Hospital for Maternal & Child Health Care Affiliated to Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, 410000, China. yuanhongxia163@163.com.
Hong CaoDepartment of Ultrasound, Changsha Hospital for Maternal & Child Health Care Affiliated to Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, 410000, China.
Qichang ZhouDepartment of Ultrasound, the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410000, China.
Xiaotan TanDepartment of Ultrasound, Changsha Hospital for Maternal & Child Health Care Affiliated to Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, 410000, China.
Jun GuoDepartment of Ultrasound, Changsha Hospital for Maternal & Child Health Care Affiliated to Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, 410000, China.
Hunan Normal University · CNChangsha Hospital for Maternal and Child Health Care · CNSecond Xiangya Hospital of Central South University · CN

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the Scientific Research Project of the Hunan Provincial Health and Family Planning Commission B2017199
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTo investigate the predictive value of ultrasound indicators in early pregnancy for the outcome of caesarean scar pregnancy (CSP) after pregnancy termination.

methodsThis study retrospectively analysed the ultrasound images of 98 CSP patients who underwent transabdominal ultrasound-guided hysteroscopic curettage during early pregnancy at Changsha Hospital for Maternal and Child Health Care between January 2017 and October 2021. Patients were equally divided into a case group and a control group. The case group included 49 CSP patients with postoperative complications, such as intraoperative blood loss ≥ 200 ml or retained products of conception (RPOC). The remaining 49 CSP patients, with similar age and gestational age and with good postoperative outcomes, such as intraoperative blood loss ≤ 50 ml and no RPOC, were included in the control group. CSP was classified into three types according to the location of the gestational sac (GS) relative to the uterine cavity line (UCL) and serosal contour. Differences in ultrasound indicators between the case and control group were compared.

resultsThere were significant differences between the case and control groups in the mean gestational sac diameter (MGSD), residual myometrium thickness (RMT) between the GS and the bladder, blood flow around the GS at the site of the previous caesarean incision, and types of CSP (P < 0.05). The r

conclusionOur findings show that the RMT, blood flow around the GS at the site of the previous caesarean incision, and types of CSP have a low correlation with postoperative complications, such as intraoperative blood loss ≥ 200 ml or RPOC, of early pregnancy termination in patients with CSP. To some extent, this study may be helpful for clinical prognostic prediction of patients with CSP and formulation of treatment strategies. Given the low correlation between these three indicators and postoperative complications, further studies are needed to identify indicators that can better reflect the postoperative outcomes of CSP patients.

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Abortion, InducedPregnancy ComplicationsPregnancy, EctopicBlood Loss, SurgicalCesarean SectionChildCicatrixFemaleHumansPostoperative ComplicationsPregnancyRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeUltrasonicsCaesarean scar pregnancyDiagnosisPrognosisUltrasound

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