Discontinued intravenous (IV) oxytocin stimulation vs continued IV oxytocin stimulation: Acidotic cord gasses (arterial umbilical pH < 7.10)
Discontinued intravenous (IV) oxytocin stimulation may leads to higher acidotic cord gasses (arterial umbilical pH < 7.10) compared with continued IV oxytocin stimulation (low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Discontinued intravenous (IV) oxytocin stimulation vs continued IV oxytocin stimulation Acidotic cord gasses (arterial umbilical pH < 7.10) · pregnant women in latent phase of labour stimulated with oxytocin for with induction of labour. No exclusion criteria… Discontinued intravenous (IV) oxytocin stimulation may leads to higher acidotic cord gasses (arterial umbilical pH < 7.10) compared with continued IV oxytocin stimulation (low certainty). Discontinuation of intravenous oxytocin in the active phase of induced labour (2018) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 1.03 | 4 studies · 873 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Discontinuation of intravenous oxytocin in the active phase of induced labour 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.