Maternal inflammatory markers for chorioamnionitis in preterm prelabour rupture of membranes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy studies

Diagnostic test accuracy: methods for systematic review and meta-analysis.

Systematic reviews are carried out to provide an answer to a clinical question based on all available evidence (published and unpublished), to critically appraise the quality of studies, and account for and explain variations between the results of studies. The Joanna Briggs Institute specializes in providing methodological guidance for the conduct of systematic reviews and has developed method...

OBSTETRICS FOR PAEDIATRICIANS Preterm prelabour rupture of membranes

The problem Unfortunately there are too many examples in obstetrics of very important conditions for which there is no consensus of professional opinion about definition, diagnosis, risks, and above all, management. Preterm prelabour rupture of the membranes (PPROM) is such a case. The best, most widely used, and simplest definition of PPROM is membrane rupture occurring before the onset of reg...

Meta-analysis of Diagnostic Test Accuracy Studies

Maternal serum amyloid A levels in pregnancies complicated with preterm prelabour rupture of membranes.

OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to investigate a possible association between maternal serum amyloid A levels (SAA) and maternal and fetal parameters in pregnancies complicated with preterm prelabor rupture of membranes (PPROM). MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 88 pregnant women (PPROM group, n = 44 and control group, n = 44) were included into this prospective case control study Serum bloo...

Successful Publication of Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Studies Evaluating Diagnostic Test Accuracy.

Copyright © 2016 The Korean Society of Radiology As a research synthesis methodology, systematic review and meta-analysis generates an evidence-based systematic summary of a specific topic by objectively evaluating all relevant primary studies available in the literature. Metaanalysis is a part of the methodology and uses statistical methods to integrate the results of primary research studies....