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) identifier identifier identifier

  • 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.