Emergency versus Elective Cervical Cerclage: An Audit of Our First Two Years of Service
Table 2
Cervical results.
Total Cerclage (n=39)
Elective Cerclage (n=26)
Emergency Cerclage (n=13)
P-Value (Elective vs Emergency)
Mean cervical length (mm)
23.0
27.2
14.6
Mean cervical dilation (mm)+
16.0
0
16.0
Presence of sludge ()
10 (25.6)
2 (7.6)
8 (61.5)
0.000688
Mersilene Suture Material ()
27 (69.2)
18 (69.2)
9 (69.3)
1.0
Cervical Cultures ()
Candida
8 (20.5)
6 (23.1)
2 (15.4)
0.694
Ureaplasma
2 (5.1)
1 (3.8)
1 (7.7)
1.0
BV
1 (2.6)
1 (3.8)
0 (0)
1.0
Total n= 31, Elective n= 21, and Emergency n=10. Others excluded as length not specified in report. +Total n=6; Emergency n=6. Others excluded as dilation not present or not specified in report. Statistically significant.
