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Trial reportJournal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association2015

Foley catheter for induction of labor: potential barriers to adopting the technique.

R K Edwards, J M Szychowski, A V Bodea-Braescu, J R Biggio, M G Lin

Abstract readMulticenter StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Trial
  2. Mechanical methods for induction of labour.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023
    Review
  3. Mechanical methods for induction of labour.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019
    Review
  4. Review
  5. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

R K EdwardsMaternal-Fetal Medicine Division, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Center for Women's Reproductive Health, Women and Infants Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Birmingham, AL, USA.
J M SzychowskiMaternal-Fetal Medicine Division, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Center for Women's Reproductive Health, Women and Infants Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Birmingham, AL, USA.
A V Bodea-BraescuPhoenix Perinatal Associates; Maternal-Fetal Medicine; Obstetrix/Mednax; Phoenix, AZ, USA.
J R BiggioMaternal-Fetal Medicine Division, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Center for Women's Reproductive Health, Women and Infants Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Birmingham, AL, USA.
M G LinPhoenix Perinatal Associates; Maternal-Fetal Medicine; Obstetrix/Mednax; Phoenix, AZ, USA.
University of Alabama at Birmingham · USPerinatal Associates of New Mexico · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo evaluate if a learning curve exists for cervical Foley placement for labor induction in women with unfavorable cervices and whether labor curves differ compared with the dinoprostone insert (PGE2). STUDY

designWe conducted a secondary analysis of a multicenter randomized controlled trial.

resultFor Foley and PGE2, successful placement occurred in 157/185 (85%) and 188/191 (98%) women (P<0.001). Unsuccessful Foley placements decreased over time (P=0.005); all occurred at the site previously using PGE2 preferentially. In women with allocated agent placed successfully who achieved complete cervical dilation, median progress with Foley (n=112), compared with PGE2 (n=123), was: 1-3 cm (6.2 vs 14.1 h; P<0.001), 3-6 cm (11.1 vs 6.7 h; P<0.001) and 6-10 cm (1.9 vs 1.5 h; P=0.14).

conclusionThere is a learning curve for placing cervical Foley catheters. Despite faster times to delivery, Foley is associated with slower dilation from 3 to 6 cm compared with PGE2.

Indexed as

Learning CurveAdministration, IntravaginalAdultCervical RipeningDinoprostoneFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornLabor, InducedOxytocicsPregnancyUrinary CatheterizationYoung AdultDinoprostoneOxytocics

Identifiers

PMID26468934
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