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. 2022 Aug 9;20(1):115.
doi: 10.1186/s12958-022-00987-2.

Risk factors for missed abortion: retrospective analysis of a single institution's experience

Wei-Zhen Jiang  1 , Xi-Lin Yang  2 , Jian-Ru Luo  3
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Risk factors for missed abortion: retrospective analysis of a single institution's experience

Wei-Zhen Jiang et al. Reprod Biol Endocrinol. .

Abstract

Objective: To explore the risk factors including the difference between mean gestational sac diameter and crown-rump length for missed abortion.

Methods: Hospitalized patients with missed abortion and patients with continuing pregnancy to the second trimester from Chengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital from June 2018 to June 2021 were retrospectively analyzed. The best cut-off value for age and difference between mean gestational sac diameter and crown-rump length (mGSD-CRL) were obtained by x-tile software. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis were adopted to identify the possible risk factors for missed abortion.

Results: Age, gravidity, parity, history of cesarean section, history of recurrent abortion (≥ 3 spontaneous abortions), history of ectopic pregnancy and overweight or obesity (BMI > 24 kg/m2) were related to missed abortion in univariate analysis. However, only age (≥ 30 vs < 30 years: OR = 1.683, 95%CI = 1.017-2.785, P = 0.043, power = 54.4%), BMI (> 24 vs ≤ 24 kg/m2: OR = 2.073, 95%CI = 1.056-4.068, P = 0.034, power = 81.3%) and mGSD-CRL (> 20.0vs ≤ 11.7 mm: OR = 2.960, 95% CI = 1.397-6.273, P = 0.005, power = 98.9%; 11.7 < mGSD-CRL ≤ 20.0vs > 20.0 mm: OR = 0.341, 95%CI = 0.172-0.676, P = 0.002, power = 84.8%) were identified as independent risk factors for missed abortion in multivariate analysis.

Conclusion: Patients with age ≥ 30 years, BMI > 24 kg/m2 or mGSD-CRL > 20 mm had increasing risk for missed abortion, who should be more closely monitored and facilitated with necessary interventions at first trimester or even before conception to reduce the occurrence of missed abortion to have better clinical outcomes.

Keywords: Crown-rump length; First trimester pregnancy; Gestational sac; Missed abortion; mGSD-CRL.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that there is on potential conflicts of interest.

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mGSD-CRL at diagnosis stratification by X-tile software
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