Is routine transvaginal cervical length measurement cost-effective in a population where the risk of spontaneous preterm birth is low?

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aogs.130" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aogs.130</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aogs.13021" target="_blank" >10.1111/aogs.13021</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Is routine transvaginal cervical length measurement cost-effective in a population where the risk of spontaneous preterm birth is low?

Original language description

A recent meta-analysis has suggested that routine measurement of the cervical length should be performed in conjunction with the anomaly scan to identify a group of women at increased risk of preterm delivery. We decided to investigate whether this recommendation is justifiable in a population where the risk of preterm birth is low. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We reviewed 12 years of obstetric data from the Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital. Relative risks of adverse outcomes from the randomized controlled trial were applied and we extrapolated the possible numbers of women requiring intervention. We then used published neonatal data to estimate the cost of neonatal care and estimated the costs of providing the service. RESULTS: Over 12 years from 2000 until 2011, there were 94 646 singleton deliveries, 1776 happening before 34 weeks. Spontaneous onset occurred in 882 (49.7%) of this group. These 882 births were studied. If we apply the figures from a randomized controlled trial, 1609 women (1.7% from our total population) would be expected to have a cervical length 15 mm. If we gave vaginal progesterone to all women with a sonographically short cervix, we would reduce the delivery rate before 34 weeks by 27.7%. The annual costs of providing the service were estimated to be EUR109 249 and the cost of immediate neonatal care was estimated to be EUR380 514. CONCLUSION: Given the implications associated with preterm delivery, routine measurement of cervical length at the time of the anomaly scan may be justifiable from a cost point of view in a population where the risk of preterm birth is low.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

FK - Gynaecology and obstetrics

OECD FORD branch

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Project

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Continuities

N - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z neverejnych zdroju

Publication year

2016

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica  

ISSN

1600-0412

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

95

Issue of the periodical within the volume

12

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

5

Pages from-to

1391-1395

UT code for WoS article

000389626300009

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-84995488413