Long-term gynecological complications after conservative treatment of placenta accreta spectrum.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the association between conservative treatment for PAS (placenta accreta spectrum) and subsequent gynecological and fertility complications.

Methods

All women who underwent conservative treatment for PAS between January 1990 and December 2000 were included in this retrospective cohort study conducted in a tertiary teaching hospital. Gynecological and fertility complications experienced after the index delivery were collected from the medical records and telephone questionnaires. This data was compared to an age and parity-matched control group of women without PAS.

Results

The study group included 134 women with PAS managed conservatively and 134 controls with normal deliveries matched by parity and age. Women in the PAS group required significant

SUBMITTER: Herzberg S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9650034 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature