What is a reasonable time from decision-to-delivery by caesarean section? Evidence from 415 deliveries

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 109, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 498-504

  MacKenzie, I Z ^a,c   Cooke, Inez ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Erinville Hospital   (Ireland)

^c JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BABY; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DISTRESS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LABOR; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; TEACHING HOSPITAL; CHEMISTRY; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY; FETUS BLOOD; FETUS DEATH; LABOR COMPLICATION; LABOR STAGE 1; METHODOLOGY; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PH; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; CESAREAN SECTION; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; FETAL DEATH; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LABOR STAGE, FIRST; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036559252     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2002.01323.x     Document Type: Article

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