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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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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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  1. Women Hospital (Mirza Kuchakkhan Women Hospital), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Karimkhan Zand Street, Tehran, Iran

    Lina AtarJavdan

  2. Research Deputy of Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Keshavarz Blvd, 14155-6388, Tehran, Iran

    Zahra Khazaeipour & Fatemeh Shahbazi

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AtarJavdan, L., Khazaeipour, Z. & Shahbazi, F. Correlation of myometrial thickness and the latency interval of women with preterm premature rupture of the membranes. Arch Gynecol Obstet 284, 1339–1343 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-011-1841-x

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