Table 2.

Cervical results.

	Total Cerclage (n=39)	Elective Cerclage (n=26)	Emergency Cerclage (n=13)	P-Value (Elective vs Emergency)
Mean cervical length (mm) ∗	23.0	27.2	14.6
Mean cervical dilation (mm)+	16.0	0	16.0
Presence of sludge (%)	10 (25.6)	2 (7.6)	8 (61.5)	0.000688∗∗
Mersilene Suture Material (%)	27 (69.2)	18 (69.2)	9 (69.3)	1.0
Cervical Cultures (%)
Candida	8 (20.5)	6 (23.1)	2 (15.4)	0.694
Ureaplasma	2 (5.1)	1 (3.8)	1 (7.7)	1.0
BV	1 (2.6)	1 (3.8)	0 (0)	1.0

∗Total n= 31, Elective n= 21, and Emergency n=10.

Others excluded as length not specified in report.

+Total n=6; Emergency n=6.

Others excluded as dilation not present or not specified in report.

∗∗ Statistically significant.