Towards evidence based emergency medicine: best BETs from the Manchester Royal Infirmary. Perimortem caesarean section.
A short cut review was carried out to establish whether there is any evidence to show that perimortem caesarean section in the third trimester can save the life of the child or mother. Altogether 1210 papers were found using the reported search, of which one presented the best evidence to answer the clinical question. The author, date and country of publication, patient group studied, study type, relevant outcomes, results and study weaknesses of this paper are tabulated. A clinical bottom line is stated.
Boyd
Russell
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Teece
Stewart
S
D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000628:therapy*; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome