Are Cervical Length and Fibronectin Predictors of Preterm Birth after Fetal Spina Bifida Repair? A Single Center Cohort Study.

Ladina VonzunLadina RüeggJulia ZepfUeli MoehrlenMartin MeuliNicole Ochsenbein-Kölble

Published in: Journal of clinical medicine (2022)

Perioperative ∆CL influences LOS after fetal surgery. ∆CL ≥ 10 mm until discharge after fSB repair has a 3-times higher rate of preterm delivery before 34 weeks. Preoperative fFN testing showed no predictive value for preterm birth after fSB repair and was stopped.

Keyphrases

preterm birth
gestational age
low birth weight
patients undergoing
minimally invasive
cardiac surgery
preterm infants
acute coronary syndrome