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<journal-id>1727-897X</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[MediSur]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Medisur]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1727-897X</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Cienfuegos, Centro Provincial de Ciencias Médicas, Provincia de Cienfuegos.]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1727-897X2020000100096</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Cervicometría menor o igual a 30 mm como predictor de parto pretérmino en mujeres embarazadas peruanas]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Cervicometry less than or equal to 30 mm as a predictor of preterm birth in Peruvian pregnant women]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Castillo Castro]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Evert]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Espinola Sánchez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Marcos Augusto]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sanca Valeriano]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Silvia Noelia]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ayala Peralta]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Félix]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mascaro Sánchez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Pedro]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Víctor Lazarte Echegaray  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Trujillo ]]></addr-line>
<country>Perú</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Nacional Materno Perinatal  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Lima ]]></addr-line>
<country>Perú</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Católica de Santa María  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Arequipa ]]></addr-line>
<country>Perú</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>02</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>02</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>18</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>96</fpage>
<lpage>103</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1727-897X2020000100096&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1727-897X2020000100096&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1727-897X2020000100096&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Fundamento:  La amenaza de parto pretérmino es una situación que requiere de una prueba útil y objetiva para descartar o confirmar el diagnóstico de sospecha.  Objetivos:  evaluar la cervicometría menor o igual a 30 mm como predictor de parto pretérmino en mujeres embarazadas peruanas con dicho riesgo.  Métodos:  estudio descriptivo, que incluyó a 100 mujeres con diagnóstico de amenaza de parto pretérmino, atendidas en el Hospital Víctor Lazarte Echegaray, Perú. Se formaron dos grupos según el factor de exposición: 50 mujeres con cervicometría&#8804; 30 mm y otras 50 con cervicometría&gt; 30 mm, para evaluar la ocurrencia o no del parto pretérmino. Se aplicó análisis bivariado y multivariado con un valor de p &lt;0,05; y se calcularon valores de sensibilidad, especificidad y valores predictivos.  Resultados:  la frecuencia de parto pretérmino fue del 46 %. Existieron diferencias entre los grupos respecto a la ocurrencia de parto pretérmino y el parto en los siete días siguientes al ingreso. Los factores de riesgo detectados fueron: antecedente de parto pretérmino (RR= 1,48; IC95%:1,13-1,95) y cervicometría&#8804; 30mm (RR= 3,81; IC95%: 2,06-7,04). La cervicometría &#8804; 30 mm presentó sensibilidad de 80,43 % y especificidad de 75,93 %.  Conclusión:  La cervicometría &#8804; 30mm es un factor de riesgo de parto pretérmino en mujeres con amenaza de parto pretérmino; y puede ser usada como una prueba discriminatoria en aquellas con esta condición, independientemente de presentar antecedente de un evento similar.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Foundation:  The threat of preterm birth is a situation that requires a useful and objective test to rule out or confirm the suspected diagnosis.  Objectives:  to evaluate cervicometry less than or equal to 30 mm as a predictor of preterm birth in Peruvian pregnant women with this risk.  Method:  a descriptive study, which included 100 women diagnosed with a threat of preterm birth, treated at the Víctor Lazarte Echegaray Hospital, Peru. They were grouped according to the exposure factor: 50 women with cervicometry &#8804; 30 mm and another 50 with cervicometry&gt; 30 mm, to assess the occurrence or not of preterm labor. Bivariate and multivariate analysis with a value of p &lt;0.05 was applied; and sensitivity, specificity and predictive values were calculated.  Results:  the frequency of preterm birth was 46%. There were differences between the groups regarding the occurrence of preterm birth and delivery within seven days of admission. The risk factors detected were: history of preterm birth (RR = 1.48; 95% CI: 1.13-1.95) and cervicometry &#8804; 30mm (RR = 3.81; 95% CI: 2.06-7.04). Cervicometry &#8804; 30 mm showed sensitivity of 80.43% and specificity of 75.93%.  Conclusion:  Cervicometry &#8804; 30mm is a risk factor for preterm birth in women with this threat; and it can be used as a discriminatory test in those with this condition, regardless of presenting a history of a similar event.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Medición de longitud cervical]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[trabajo de parto pretérmino]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[valor predictivo de las pruebas]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Cervical length measurement]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[obstetric labor]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[premature]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[pregnant women]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[predictive value of tests]]></kwd>
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