Accuracy of uterine rupture captured through routinely collected data among pregnancies with a previous cesarean delivery

There is a concern that uterine rupture captured through hospital discharge codes without concurrent chart review may not be valid. 1 Porreco R.P. Clark S.L. Belfort M.A. et al. The changing specter of uterine rupture. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2009; 200: 269 e1-4 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (37) Google Scholar In particular, many identified cases are “silent/occult” cases without full division of all three uterine layers. 1 Porreco R.P. Clark S.L. Belfort M.A. et al. The changing specter of uterine rupture. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2009; 200: 269 e1-4 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (37) Google Scholar We set out to evaluate the accuracy of uterine rupture diagnosis captured in hospitalization records as compared to a chart review among pregnancies with a previous caesarean delivery, eligible for a trial of labour, as this target population is a key priority for surveillance efforts.