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01-05-2013 | Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Emergency caesarean section: risk factors for adverse neonatal outcome

Authors: Sebastian Berlit, Grit Welzel, Benjamin Tuschy, Jana Nickol, Amadeus Hornemann, Marc Sütterlin, Sven Kehl

Published in: Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics | Issue 5/2013

Abstract

Objective

Primary aim of the study was to identify risk factors for an adverse neonatal outcome in emergency caesarean deliveries (ECD). Secondary, the influence of the decision-to-delivery interval (DDI) on neonatal outcome was evaluated.

Methods

Study period of this retrospective investigation was 2001–2011, in which 336 ECD were evaluated. Main outcome measures were risk factors associated with an adverse neonatal outcome (umbilical cord arterial pH < 7.05, umbilical cord arterial base excess (BE) < −12, Apgar score at 5 min <5 and the combination of umbilical cord arterial pH < 7.0, and umbilical cord arterial BE < −12). Secondary, the influence of the DDI on neonatal outcome was assessed. These parameters were tested in univariate and multivariate analyses.

Results

Prematurity (<37 + 0 weeks of gestation) and silent cardiotocography (CTG) were identified as the major risk factors for an adverse neonatal outcome. Statistical analyses of the influence of the DDI on umbilical cord arterial pH and BE as well as the Apgar score at 5 min revealed no significant results.

Conclusion

Our results emphasize the necessity of attendance in a level-3 department of obstetrics in case of conceivable compromised neonatal conditions. Prematurity and silent CTG were identified as the major risk factors for an adverse neonatal outcome. As long as the DDI is under 20 min, it did not have an impact on neonatal outcome.

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Title: Emergency caesarean section: risk factors for adverse neonatal outcome
Authors: Sebastian Berlit
Grit Welzel
Benjamin Tuschy
Jana Nickol
Amadeus Hornemann
Marc Sütterlin
Sven Kehl
Publication date: 01-05-2013
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics / Issue 5/2013
Print ISSN: 0932-0067
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0711
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-012-2679-6

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Emergency caesarean section: risk factors for adverse neonatal outcome

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Objective

Methods

Results

Conclusion

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