Treatment of Amniotic Fluid Sludge and Perinatal Outcomes in Patients with Cerclage
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Authors: Ifeoma Ogamba-Alphonso, NYU Grossman Long Island Mariam Wanees, NYU Langone Meredith Akerman, NYU Langone Health Anju Suhag, NYU Grossman Long Island Lakha Prasannan, New York University Grossman Long Island Martin Chavez, NYU Langone Health Patricia Rekawek, NYU Langone Hospital Long Island
Patients with a short cervix who undergo cerclage placement may also have amniotic fluid sludge (AFS) found on ultrasound imaging. AFS is the sonographic presence of echogenic free-floating aggregates of debris which represents inflammatory cells. The role of treatment of AFS in patients receiving a cerclage due to a short cervix has not been well studied. Therefore, we created a study to evaluate if treatment of AFS would prolong the pregnancy. We found that despite baseline shorter cervical lengths in those with cerclage treated for AFS, our study results found similar duration of pregnancy. Lastly, there were no adverse obstetrical or neonatal outcomes associated with AFS treatment. Our study can set the foundation for future studies to be conducted with a larger sample size.