A randomized controlled study investigating the necessity of routine cervical dilatation during elective cesarean section

Tosun, Migraci; Sakinci, Mehmet; Celik, Handan; Torumtay, Burcu; Yazici, Eren; Alper, Tayfun; Malatyalioglu, Erdal

doi:10.1007/s00404-010-1608-9

A randomized controlled study investigating the necessity of routine cervical dilatation during elective cesarean section

Tosun M., Sakinci M., Celik H., Torumtay B., Yazici E., Alper T., ...More

ARCHIVES OF GYNECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS, vol.284, no.1, pp.85-89, 2011 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 284 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2011
Doi Number: 10.1007/s00404-010-1608-9
Journal Name: ARCHIVES OF GYNECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.85-89
Keywords: Elective cesarean section, Cervical dilatation, Febrile-infectious morbidity, DELIVERY
Akdeniz University Affiliated: No

Abstract

To investigate if it was necessary to dilate the cervix routinely during elective cesarean section and to determine the effects of this traditional maneuver on maternal morbidity.