TY - JOUR
T1 - Implementation of guidelines on oxytocin use at caesarean section
T2 - a survey of practice in Great Britain and Ireland
AU - Sheehan, Sharon R
AU - Wedisinghe, Lilantha
AU - Macleod, Maureen
AU - Murphy, Deirdre J
N1 - 2009 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
PY - 2010/2
Y1 - 2010/2
N2 - Caesarean section is one of the most commonly performed major operations on women worldwide. Operative morbidity includes haemorrhage, anaemia, blood transfusion and in severe cases, maternal death. Various clinical guidelines address oxytocin use at the time of caesarean section. We previously reported wide variation in practice amongst clinicians in the United Kingdom in the use of oxytocin at caesarean section. The aim of this current study was to determine whether the variation in approach is universal across the individual countries of Great Britain and Ireland and whether this reflects differences in interpretation and implementation of clinical practice guidelines.
AB - Caesarean section is one of the most commonly performed major operations on women worldwide. Operative morbidity includes haemorrhage, anaemia, blood transfusion and in severe cases, maternal death. Various clinical guidelines address oxytocin use at the time of caesarean section. We previously reported wide variation in practice amongst clinicians in the United Kingdom in the use of oxytocin at caesarean section. The aim of this current study was to determine whether the variation in approach is universal across the individual countries of Great Britain and Ireland and whether this reflects differences in interpretation and implementation of clinical practice guidelines.
U2 - 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2009.10.004
DO - 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2009.10.004
M3 - Article
C2 - 19896761
SN - 1872-7654
VL - 148
SP - 121
EP - 124
JO - European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
JF - European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
IS - 2
ER -