Open AccessDecision to Delivery Interval, Fetal Outcomes and Its Factors Among Emergency Caesarean Section Deliveries at South Gondar Zone Hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia: Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study, 2020
Author(s) -
Alemu Degu Ayele,
Bekalu Getnet Kassa,
Gedefaye Nibret Mihretie,
Fentahun Yenealem Beyene
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of women's health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.136
H-Index - 45
ISSN - 1179-1411
DOI - 10.2147/ijwh.s295348
Subject(s) - medicine , caesarean section , interquartile range , odds ratio , confidence interval , obstetrics , logistic regression , cross sectional study , retrospective cohort study , pregnancy , emergency medicine , surgery , genetics , pathology , biology
Although its fetal outcomes and practicality are unclear time interval between decision-to-delivery ≤30 minutes in emergency caesarean section (CS) is the internationally accepted standard of practice. This study aimed to determine whether a decision to delivery interval (DDI) of approximately 30 minutes was achieved in daily practice, its fetal outcomes, and associated factors among emergency caesarean section delivery at South Gondar Zone Hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia.