Comparison of emergency cervical cerclage and expectant treatment in cervical insufficiency in singleton pregnancy: A meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To compare the therapeutic effects of emergency cervical cerclage and expectant treatment in preterm birth due to cervical insufficiency in singleton pregnancy.

Methods

A combination of subject words and free words was used to search major domestic and foreign databases. According to inclusion and exclusion criteria, 23 studies were included that met the criteria and quality evaluation and data extraction was carried out. The data were analyzed using STATA 15 and the reporting was done in reference to the list of Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic and Meta-Analyses.

Results

Emergency cervical cerclage was superior to expectant treatment for the primary outcome of pregnancy prolongation (WMD = 5.752, 95% CI 5.194-6.311, 22 studies, N = 1435, I2 = 97.1%,

SUBMITTER: Wei Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9956608 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature