Audit of the Response Time of the Anaesthetic and Surgical Techniques for Crash Caesarean Section (Crash)

December 8, 2014 updated by: KK Women's and Children's Hospital
A decision-to-delivery interval of 30 minutes for category-1 Caesarean section deliveries is the standard of practice recommended by clinical guidelines.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Detailed Description

Our institution established a protocol for category-1 ('crash') CS to expedite deliveries. This retrospective audit evaluated all women who underwent category-1 CS in KK Women's and Children's Hospital from 2010 to 2013.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

390

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Singapore
      • Singapore, Singapore, 229899
        • KK Women's and Children's Hospital

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

21 years to 50 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Women who underwent category one Caesarean section between 2010 to 2013 at KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Category One Caesarean Section at KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore between 2010 to 2013.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • No specific exclusion criteria, retrospective audit

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Decision to delivery interval
Time Frame: 1 hour
Decision for Caesarean section to delivery of foetus
1 hour

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
General anaesthesia
Time Frame: 1 hour
Rate of general anaesthesia
1 hour
Neonatal outcome
Time Frame: 1 hour
APGAR score and cord pH
1 hour

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

KK Women's and Children's Hospital

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2013

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 8, 2014

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 8, 2014

First Posted (Estimate)

December 10, 2014

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

December 10, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 8, 2014

Last Verified

December 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2013/1043/D

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