NCT01892215

Blood Loss During Cesarean Section. Comparing Two Techniques of Blunt Expansion of Uterine Incision: Transversal vs. Cephalad-caudad,

Blood Loss During Cesarean Section. Comparing Two Techniques of Blunt Expansion of Uterine Incision: Transversal vs. Cephalad-caudad. A Randomized, Controlled Trial.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 839 (actual)
• Sponsor: Saint Thomas Hospital, Panama · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Obstetrical blood loss is an important reason of maternal morbidity and mortality. Because of the increase in the rate of cesarean section, any procedure that could help reduce blood loss during cesarean section should be investigated. The purpose of this study was to compare 2 methods of blunt expansion of the uterine incision at the time of cesarean delivery: transversal vs. cephalad-caudad.

Conditions

• Blunt Expansion of the Uterine Incision

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Cephalad-caudad expansion	Blunt expansion of the uterine incision by the physician separating the fingers in a cephalad-caudad direction.
PROCEDURE	Transversal expansion	Blunt expansion of the uterine incision by the physician separating the fingers in a transversal direction.

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-10-01
• Primary completion: 2013-05-01
• Completion: 2013-06-01
• First posted: 2013-07-04
• Last updated: 2017-06-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Panama