title: A randomised controlled trial comparing 30 mL and 80 mL in Foley catheter for induction of labour after previous Caesarean section.
abstract: Inducing labour with a Foley balloon catheter rather than using oxytocin or prostaglandins is considered to be less risky if the uterus is scarred.1It is not known if more fluid in the balloon is more effective without being more dangerous. Volumes of 80 mL and 30 mL were compared in 154 eligible women. Mode of delivery, duration of labour and delivery within 24 h were similar in both groups. However, the second group required oxytocin more frequently. Though more scar dehiscences occurred in the first group, the difference was not significant.
authors.affiliation: Registrar, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Pushplata
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Manish
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Swati
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rathore
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Santosh J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Benjamin
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Anuja
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abraham
authors.affiliation: Lecturer, Department of Biostatistics, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Vishali
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Jeyaseelan
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India og5@cmcvellore.ac.in.
authors.forename: Jiji E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Mathews
mesh_terms: D020070:Cervical Ripening / Q000187:drug effects*; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007751:Labor, Induced / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D010120:Oxytocics / Q000008:administration & dosage; D010121:Oxytocin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D014590:Uterine Contraction / Q000502:physiology; D014597:Uterine Rupture / Q000209:etiology; D016064:Vaginal Birth after Cesarean
chemical_list: D010120:Oxytocics; D010121:Oxytocin
keywords: 30 mL or 80 mL in catheter balloon; Foley catheter induction of labour; Vaginal birth after caesarean section (VBAC); caesarean section; trial of scar; uterine rupture