Info For Patients

Question 1

Pre op management of cervical cerclage

Answer 1

• booking scan / anomaly scan
• WCC/CRP not recommended in absence of clinical signs of chorioamnionitis
• immediate insertion of rescue cerclage better than delayed
• No need for swabs prior to cerclage

Question 2

What do you put on the consent form for cervical cerclage?

Answer 2

• Double risk of pyrexia but no apparent increase in chorioamnionitis
• increased risk of PPROM, IOL, C/S
• Not ass with increased risk of preterm delivery or second trimester loss
• Intraoperative bladder damage, cervical trauma, membrane rupture, bleeding (