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ArticleBioMed research international2013

Interinstitutional variation of caesarean delivery rates according to indications in selected obstetric populations: a prospective multicenter study.

Gianpaolo Maso, Monica Piccoli, Marcella Montico, Lorenzo Monasta, Luca Ronfani, Sara Parolin, Carmine Gigli, Daniele Domini, Claudio Fiscella, Sara Casarsa and 25 more

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Gianpaolo MasoMulticenter Study Group on Mode of Delivery in Friuli Venezia Giulia, Institute for Maternal and Child Health (IRCSS) Burlo Garofolo, 34137 Trieste, Italy. gianpaolo.maso@burlo.trieste.it
Monica Piccoli
Marcella Montico
Lorenzo Monasta
Luca Ronfani
Sara Parolin
Carmine Gigli
Daniele Domini
Claudio Fiscella
Sara Casarsa
Carlo Zompicchiatti
Michela De Agostini
Attilio D'Atri
Raffaela Mugittu
Santo La Valle
Cristina Di Leonardo
Valter Adamo
Mara Fracas
Giovanni Del Frate
Monica Olivuzzi
Silvio Giove
Maria Parente
Daniele Bassini
Simona Melazzini
Secondo Guaschino
Caterina Businelli
Franco G Toffoletti
Diego Marchesoni
Alberto Rossi
Sergio Demarini
Laura Travan
Giorgio Simon
Sandro Zicari
Giorgio Tamburlini
Salvatore Alberico

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Abstract

The aim of the study was to identify which groups of women contribute to interinstitutional variation of caesarean delivery (CD) rates and which are the reasons for this variation. In this regard, 15,726 deliveries from 11 regional centers were evaluated using the 10-group classification system. Standardized indications for CD in each group were used. Spearman's correlation coefficient was used to calculate (1) relationship between institutional CD rates and relative sizes/CD rates in each of the ten groups/centers; (2) correlation between institutional CD rates and indications for CD in each of the ten groups/centers. Overall CD rates correlated with both CD rates in spontaneous and induced labouring nulliparous women with a single cephalic pregnancy at term (P = 0.005). Variation of CD rates was also dependent on relative size and CD rates in multiparous women with previous CD, single cephalic pregnancy at term (P < 0.001). As for the indications, "cardiotocographic anomalies" and "failure to progress" in the group of nulliparous women in spontaneous labour and "one previous CD" in multiparous women previous CD correlated significantly with institutional CD rates (P = 0.021, P = 0.005, and P < 0.001, resp.). These results supported the conclusion that only selected indications in specific obstetric groups accounted for interinstitutional variation of CD rates.

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Academies and InstitutesAdultCesarean SectionFemaleHumansItalyPregnancyProspective Studies

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PMID23865064
PMCPMC3707216

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