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<journal-id>0048-7732</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista de Obstetricia y Ginecología de Venezuela]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Obstet Ginecol Venez]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0048-7732</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad de Obstetricia y Ginecología de Venezuela]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0048-77322024000400441</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.51288/00840413</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Longitud cervical como predictor del éxito de la inducción del parto en embarazos a término]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Cervical length as a predictor of success in labor induction in term pregnancies]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Reyna-Villasmil]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Eduardo]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mejía-Montilla]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jorly]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Reyna-Villasmil]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Nadia]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Torres-Cepeda]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Duly]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rondón-Tapia]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Martha]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
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<surname><![CDATA[Sarmiento-Piña]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Maira]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Briceño-Pérez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carlos]]></given-names>
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<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Maracaibo  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Maracaibo Zulia]]></addr-line>
<country>Venezuela</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad del Zulia  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Maracaibo ]]></addr-line>
<country>Venezuela</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>84</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<fpage>441</fpage>
<lpage>449</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://ve.scielo.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0048-77322024000400441&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://ve.scielo.org/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0048-77322024000400441&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://ve.scielo.org/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0048-77322024000400441&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Objetivo:  Establecer la utilidad de la longitud cervical como predictor del éxito de la inducción del parto en embarazos a término.  Métodos:  Estudio prospectivo, comparativo en embarazadas que fueron seleccionadas para la inducción del parto en el Hospital Central de Maracaibo entre noviembre de 2020 y julio de 2024. Antes de iniciar la inducción, a todas las participantes se les realizó evaluación cervical ecográfica. Las variables principales fueron tipo de parto e intervalo entre el inicio de la inducción y el parto.  Resultados:  Se indujo el parto a 443 embarazadas. Se lograron 349 partos vaginales (78,8 %) y 94 cesáreas (21,2 %). La longitud cervical basal fue significativamente menor en las pacientes que lograron parto vaginal comparada con aquellas que requirieron cesárea (p = 0,0009). El valor de corte de 20 milímetros para la longitud cervical preinducción presentó una capacidad moderada para predecir el éxito de la inducción del parto (área bajo la curva = 0,613), con sensibilidad de 66,5 %, especificidad de 53,2 %, exactitud pronóstica de 63,7 %. Las pacientes con longitud cervical menor de 20 milímetros presentaron mayor número de partos vaginales, parto antes de las 12 horas e intervalo entre el inicio de la inducción (p &lt; 0,005).  Conclusiones:  La longitud cervical de 20 milímetros o menos tiene una capacidad predictiva moderada para predecir el éxito de la inducción del parto. No obstante, estas pacientes tienen un intervalo más corto entre la inducción y el parto comparado con aquellas con una longitud cervical mayor.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[SUMMARY  Objective:  To establish the usefulness of cervical length as a predictor of success in labor induction in term pregnancies.  Methods:  A Prospective, comparative study in pregnant women who were selected for labor induction at the Central Hospital of Maracaibo between November 2020 and July 2024. Before induction, all participants underwent cervical ultrasound evaluation. The main variables were type of delivery and interval between the beginning of induction and delivery.  Results:  Out of 443 pregnant women, 349 had vaginal deliveries (78.8%) and 94 had cesarean sections (21.2%). Patients who had lower baseline cervical length were more likely to have a vaginal delivery compared to those who needed a cesarean section (p = 0.0009). A cutoff value of 20 millimeters for pre-induction cervical length moderately predicted successful labor induction (AUC = 0.613). This cutoff value had a sensitivity of 66.5%, a specificity of 53.2%, and a prognostic accuracy of 63.7%. Patients with a cervical length less than 20 millimeters also had a higher number of vaginal deliveries, earlier delivery (before 12 hours), and a shorter interval between induction and delivery (p &lt; 0.005).  Conclusions:  Cervical length of 20 millimeters or less has moderate predictive ability for a successful labor induction. However, these patients have a shorter interval between induction and delivery compared to those with a longer cervical length.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Predicción]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Cervical length]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Induction]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Vaginal delivery]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Prediction]]></kwd>
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