Evidence-based surgery for cesarean delivery: An updated systematic review

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 209, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 294-306

  Dahlke, Joshua D ^a   Mendez Figueroa, Hector ^a   Rouse, Dwight J ^a   Berghella, Vincenzo ^b   Baxter, Jason K ^b   Chauhan, Suneet P ^c  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

cesarean delivery; evidence based medicine; randomized controlled trials; systematic review

Indexed keywords

ACID; AMPICILLIN; CARBETOCIN; CEFALOTIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEPHALOSPORIN; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; MISOPROSTOL; OXYGEN; OXYTOCIN; POVIDONE IODINE; SULTAMICILLIN;

APPENDECTOMY; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; BLADDER FLAP; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FERTILITY; FEVER; HUMAN; INTRAABDOMINAL IRRIGATION; LAVAGE; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); OXYGEN THERAPY; PLACENTAL DELIVERY; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; REVIEW; SELF RETAINING RETRACTOR; SKIN INCISION; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SURGICAL INFECTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TISSUE FLAP; UMBILICAL CORD CLAMP; UTERINE ATONY; UTERUS SURGERY; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

CESAREAN DELIVERY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ABDOMINAL WOUND CLOSURE TECHNIQUES; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CESAREAN SECTION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84884673541     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2013.02.043     Document Type: Review

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