Question · asked by 1 review
Double‐balloon catheter vs vaginal PGE2: Caesarean section
- Population
- women with a previous caesarean section (subgroup of all women in the study) with intact fetal membranes, cephalic position and unfavourable cervix, with indications for induction of labour
- Intervention
- Double‐balloon catheter
- Comparison
- vaginal PGE2
- Outcome
- Caesarean section
It is very uncertain whether double‐balloon catheter changes caesarean section compared with vaginal PGE2 (very low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Double‐balloon catheter vs vaginal PGE2 Caesarean section · women with a previous caesarean section (subgroup of all women in the study) with intact fetal membranes, cephalic… It is very uncertain whether double‐balloon catheter changes caesarean section compared with vaginal PGE2 (very low certainty). Methods of term labour induction for women with a previous caesarean section (2017) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.97 [0.41, 2.32] | 1 study · 16 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Methods of term labour induction for women with a previous caesarean section 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
How reviews are matched to this question
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