Continuous CTG vs intermittent auscultation: Caesarean section
- Population
- Women undergoing fetal assessment during labour
- Intervention
- Continuous CTG
- Comparison
- intermittent auscultation
- Outcome
- Caesarean section
Continuous CTG may leads to higher caesarean section (primary outcome) compared with intermittent auscultation (low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Continuous CTG vs intermittent auscultation Caesarean section (primary outcome) · Women undergoing fetal assessment during labour Continuous CTG may leads to higher caesarean section (primary outcome) compared with intermittent auscultation (low certainty). Continuous cardiotocography (CTG) as a form of electronic fetal monitoring (EFM) for fetal assessment during… (2013) · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyearlier version CD006066.PUB2, superseded | RR 1.63 [1.29, 2.07] | 11 studies · 18861 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Continuous cardiotocography (CTG) as a form of electronic fetal monitoring (EFM) for fetal assessment during labour 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
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