Book
Placenta Accreta Spectrum (PAS): Diagnosis and Management
- Research needs
- Epidemiological studies investigating the prevalence of placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) in Egypt in relation to the rising rate of Caesarean sections.
- RCTs of optimal timing of delivery for placenta accreta are needed.
- RCTs of surgical and nonsurgical management strategies for placenta accreta spectrum (including interventional radiology) and comparing conventional versus conservative management, stratified according to the depth and lateral extension of villous myometrial invasion, are needed.
- Future studies on the diagnosis and management of placenta accreta spectrum should use a standardised evidence-based approach, including systematic correlation between ultrasound signs and detailed clinical diagnosis at delivery, and pathologic confirmation of grades of villous invasiveness where possible.
