Emergency versus Elective Cervical Cerclage: An Audit of Our First Two Years of Service

Table 4

Obstetric and pregnancy outcomes.

	Total Cerclage; (n=39)	Elective Cerclage; (n=26)	Emergency Cerclage; (n=13)
Mean GA cerclage placed (weeks)	16.9	15.6	19.6
Mean GA at delivery (weeks)	35.9	37.0	34
Mean Pregnancy Prolongation (weeks)	19.0	21.4	14.1
Mean Birthweight (grams)	2914.6	3148.2	2447.2
Chorioamnionitis ()	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)
PPROM ()	10 (24.6)	6 (23.0); (i) 1(16.7): extreme preterm; (ii) 1 (16.7): very preterm; (iii) 4 (66.7): late preterm	4 (30.8); (i) 3 (75): extreme preterm; (ii) 1 (25): late preterm
Liveborn ()	35 (94.5)	25 (96.2)	10 (76.2)
NND ()	2 (5.1)	0 (0)	2 (15.4)
Stillborn ()	2 (4.1)	1 (3.8)	1 (7.7)

GA: gestational age.
PPROM: premature prelabour rupture of membranes.
NND: neonatal death.