Original Research

Diagnostic Accuracy of Transabdominal Ultrasonography for Prediction of Uterine Dehiscence in Females Presenting with a Previous Cesarean Sectio

Kiran Nasir1
DHQ Hospital Mianwali
M. Mutee-us-Salam2
LDD Deptt Govt of Punjab
Maria Maqsood3
Lady Aitchison Hospital Lahore
Shumaila Maqsood3
Lady Aitchison Hospital Lahore
Rakhshanda Nisa4
BHU Sargodha
Qudsia Niazi1
DHQ Hospital Mianwali

✉ Correspondence: Kiran Nasir Email: dockirannasir@gmail.com

DOI https://doi.org/10.70302/jpsim.v3i2.2229
Volume: 3, Issue 2 Pages: 149–152 Published: 15 Jun 2022
Received: 28 Dec 2021 Accepted: 23 Mar 2022 Published Online: 15 Jun 2022

Abstract

Objective

To assess the diagnostic accuracy of trans-abdominal ultrasonography for the prediction of uterine dehiscence in females presenting with a previous one cesarean section

Methods

This Cross-sectional study was undertaken in Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Moula Bakhsh DHQ Teaching Hospital Sargodha; Livestock & Dairy Development Department, Government of Punjab. Informed consent was taken from all the patients and demographic information was obtained. The transabdominal ultrasound was performed by a single senior radiologist having 4 years’ residency experience. Scar thickness was measured and patients were labeled as positive or negative. Then during surgery, scar thickness was measured. All the collected data was entered and analyzed on SPSS V. 20.

Results

The mean age of females was 30.45±6.01 years. The mean gestational age was 36.82±1.44 weeks. The sensitivity, specificity and diagnostic accuracy of the TAS was 91.8%, 88.76% and 90% respectively taking intraoperative as gold standard.

Conclusion

The TAS is useful tool with high accuracy for examination of uterus for uterine dehiscence in females having previous one cesarean delivery

Keywords
Cesarean Section Transabdominal Ultrasonography Uterine Dehiscence

How to Cite This Article

Nasir K, Mutee-us-Salam M, Maqsood M, Maqsood S, Nisa R, Niazi Q. Diagnostic Accuracy of Transabdominal Ultrasonography for Prediction of Uterine Dehiscence in Females Presenting with a Previous Cesarean Sectio. J Pak Soc Intern Med. 2022;3(2):149–152. doi:10.70302/jpsim.v3i2.2229

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Conflict of Interest

All authors declare no competing interests.

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Funding

No specific funding was received for this research.

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