X‐ray pelvimetry vs no X‐ray pelvimetry: Blood transfusion
It is very uncertain whether X‐ray pelvimetry changes blood transfusion compared with no X‐ray pelvimetry (very low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
X‐ray pelvimetry vs no X‐ray pelvimetry Blood transfusion · pregnant women at or near term with fetal cephalic presentations It is very uncertain whether X‐ray pelvimetry changes blood transfusion compared with no X‐ray pelvimetry (very low certainty). Pelvimetry for fetal cephalic presentations at or near term for deciding on mode of delivery (2017) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 1 [0.39, 2.59] | 1 study · 288 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pelvimetry for fetal cephalic presentations at or near term for deciding on mode of delivery 2017 · 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.