1. Fine-tuning IVF laboratory key performance indicators of the Vienna consensus according to female age
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Carlotta Zacà, Giovanni Coticchio, Vincenzo Vigiliano, Cristina Lagalla, Marco Nadalini, Nicoletta Tarozzi, and Andrea Borini
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Adult ,Consensus ,Pregnancy Rate ,Obstetrics and Gynecology ,General Medicine ,Fertilization in Vitro ,Blastocyst ,Reproductive Medicine ,Pregnancy ,Genetics ,Humans ,Female ,Assisted Reproduction Technologies ,Genetics (clinical) ,Developmental Biology ,Retrospective Studies - Abstract
PURPOSE: To test the validity of the Vienna consensus laboratory key performance indicators (KPIs) to monitor the outcome of treatments involving women of different age ranges. METHODS: The retrospective cohort study included 862 complete IVF/ICSI cycles carried out between January 2014 and May 2021. All embryos of each cycle cohort were subject to extended culture. The overall population was divided into two groups according to female age: the Vienna consensus (≤ 39 years) and older female age (≥ 40 years). We compared outcomes of a selection of the Vienna performance indicators (PIs) and KPIs, with a focus on measures relevant to embryo cleavage and blastocyst formation. A possible association between total good blastocyst development rate (TGBDR) and cumulative clinical pregnancy rate (CPR) was also assessed. RESULTS: No differences were observed in fertilization and embryo cleavage KPIs between the Vienna consensus and the older female age group (standard IVF fertilization, 67.2 vs. 67.3; ICSI fertilization, 72.3 vs. 75.3; day 2 development, 57.6% vs 58.7%; day 3 development, 52.4% vs. 50.7%, respectively). TGBDR was lower in the older female age group (45.5% vs. 33.4% p
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- 2021