Lower Uterine Segment Following a Cesarean Section With Barbed Suture

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

93 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-01-01

Study Completion Date

2021-10-01

Brief Summary

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This aim of this study is to investigate the LUS in the pregnancy following a previous cesarean section with the use of barbed or conventional smooth suture.

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Detailed Description

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To better assess the risk of uterine rupture, some authors have proposed sonographic measurement of lower uterine segment (LUS) thickness near term, assuming that there is an inverse correlation between LUS thickness and the risk of uterine scar defect. Recently, barbed suture has been employed for closing uterine wall after cesarean section, demonstrating the reduction of closure time of the uterine incision and estimated blood loss. Until now, the impact of barbed suture in future pregnancies has not been investigated.

Conditions

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Cesarean Wound; Dehiscence Cesarean Section Complications

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Pregnant women who underwent previous cesarean section with barbed suture

This group includes pregnant women, who underwent a previous cesarean section. During the previous surgical procedure, the hysterotomy was closed by using barbed suture ("Fish-bone suture").

Transvaginal ultrasound in the third trimester pregnancy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Ultrasonographic transvaginal exam in patients at third trimester pregnancy (34-38 weeks of gestation)

Pregnant women who underwent previous cesarean section with conventional smooth suture

This group includes pregnant women, who underwent a previous cesarean section. During the previous surgical procedure, the hysterotomy was closed conventional smooth suture.

Transvaginal ultrasound in the third trimester pregnancy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Ultrasonographic transvaginal exam in patients at third trimester pregnancy (34-38 weeks of gestation)

Interventions

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Transvaginal ultrasound in the third trimester pregnancy

Ultrasonographic transvaginal exam in patients at third trimester pregnancy (34-38 weeks of gestation)

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* pregnant women
* being undergone a previous elective cesarean section at term of pregnancy (more than 37 weeks of gestation), in which barbed or conventional smooth suture was used for closing anterior uterine wall

Exclusion Criteria

* having done more than one cesarean section
* having done a previous urgent cesarean section
* having done previous uterine surgical procedures with exception than one cesarean section

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

50 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes