Highlights
- •Reporting of Placenta Accreta Spectrum (PAS) should adhere to standard criteria.
- •Across 62 papers, 30 different terms were used to describe PAS and subtypes.
- •Terminology was only clearly defined or used consistently <50% of the time.
- •Clear diagnostic criteria are not consistently used to justify diagnostic labels.
- •Despite consensus criteria for reporting PAS (2018), language remains inconsistent.
Abstract
Background
Anaesthetic management strategies for Placenta Accreta Spectrum (PAS) remain diverse,
and literature interpretation is complicated by a range of terminology. The International
Federation for Gynaecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) published guidance in 2018 to improve
PAS diagnosis and management by standardising definitions. We mapped the range, clarity
and consistency of terminology in literature pertaining to both PAS and anaesthesia,
and determined whether this changed followed FIGO guidance.
Methods
A literature search of four medical databases was performed. Papers included had PAS
(or any ‘synonym’) in the title, and mode of anaesthesia in the title or abstract.
Narrative reviews, and papers not containing original data, were excluded. Diagnostic
terms, and evidence supporting their use, were described.
Results
Among 680 abstracts identified, 62 papers were included. Thirty distinct terms were
used to describe PAS and subtypes. Terminology was clearly defined 46% of the time
and used consistently within a paper 47% of the time. Nine papers (15%) provided no
diagnostic evidence to support the terminology used. In 14 (23%) papers published
after FIGO guidelines, 14 terms were used to describe PAS. Two papers (14%) specified
the diagnostic criteria used. Six (43%) confirmed diagnoses using pathology. Four
(29%) were consistent in use of terminology throughout the paper.
Conclusions
Despite international consensus criteria for reporting PAS, the language pertaining
to PAS and anaesthesia remains heterogeneous, inconsistent and variably defined. Reporting
of PAS should adhere to FIGO criteria to allow unambiguous interpretation of work,
and generation of evidence that is transferrable into clinical practice.
Keywords
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Publication history
Published online: June 28, 2022
Accepted:
June 24,
2022
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