Blanca Novillo-Del Álamo, Alicia Martínez-Varea, Elena Satorres-Pérez, Mar Nieto-Tous, Silvia Bello-Martínez de Velasco, María Victoria García-Florenciano, Carmen Padilla-Prieto, Fernando Modrego-Pardo, José Morales-Roselló
Background : This systematic review aimed to clarify the association between the cerebroplacental ratio (CPR) and emergency cesarean sections (CSs) due to intrapartum fetal compromise (IFC). Methods : Datasets of PubMed, ScienceDirect, CENTRAL, Embase, and Google Scholar were searched for studies published up to January 2024 regarding the relationship between the CPR and the rate of CS for IFC, as well as the predictive value of the CPR. Results : The search identified 582 articles, of which 16 observational studies were finally included, most of them with a prospective design...
March 17, 2024: Journal of Clinical Medicine