Continuous glucose monitoring system vs intermittent glucose monitoring: Caesarean section
- Population
- women with pre‐existing diabetes
- Intervention
- Continuous glucose monitoring system
- Comparison
- intermittent glucose monitoring
- Outcome
- Caesarean section
Continuous glucose monitoring showed no clear difference in caesarean section compared with intermittent glucose monitoring (moderate certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Continuous glucose monitoring vs intermittent glucose monitoring Caesarean section · women with pre‐existing diabetes Continuous glucose monitoring showed no clear difference in caesarean section compared with intermittent glucose monitoring (moderate certainty). Techniques of monitoring blood glucose during pregnancy for women with pre‐existing diabetes (2019) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.94 [0.75, 1.18] | 3 studies · 427 participants | Moderate |
Continuous glucose monitoring vs intermittent glucose monitoring Caesarean section · women with pre‐existing diabetes It is very uncertain whether continuous glucose monitoring changes caesarean section compared with intermittent glucose monitoring (very low certainty). Techniques of monitoring blood glucose during pregnancy for women with pre‐existing diabetes (2017) · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyearlier version CD009613.PUB3, superseded | RR 1 [0.65, 1.54] | 2 studies · 225 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Techniques of monitoring blood glucose during pregnancy for women with pre‐existing diabetes 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
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