Review Article
Central Neuraxial Blockade-Assisted External Cephalic Version in Reducing Caesarean Section Rate: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Table 2
Success rates of central neuraxial block-aided ECV-discordant randomized trials.
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Gestational age | Treatment (%) | Control (%) | RR (95% CI) |
| | EPIDURAL | | | | | | Schorr et al. [29] | 37 weeks | 24/35 (68.6) | 11/34 (32.4) | 2.12 (1.24, 3.62) | | Mancuso et al. [28] | 37 weeks | 32/54 (59.3) | 18/54 (33.3) | 1.78 (1.15, 2.75) | | Total | | 89 | 88 | 1.90 (1.38, 2.64) | | SPINAL | | | | | | Weiniger et al. [30] | 37 weeks | 24/36 (66.7) | 11/34 (32.4) | 2.06 (1.25, 3.43) | | Dugoff et al. [31] | 38 weeks | 22/50 (44.0) | 22/52 (42.3) | 1.04 (0.67, 1.62) | | Delisle et al. [32] | Unknown | 41/99 (41.4) | 31/102 (30.4) | 1.36 (0.94, 1.98) | | Hollard [33] | 37 weeks | 9/17 (52.9) | 10/19 (52.6) | 1.01 (0.54, 1.82) | | Total | | 202 | 207 | 1.31 (1.04, 1.66) | | ⊥CSE | | | | | | Sullivan [34] | 36 weeks | 22/48 (45.8) | 18/47 (38.3) | 1.19 (0.74, 1.92) | | Overall Total | | 339 | 342 | 1.45 (1.21, 1.72) |
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Gestational age when ECV was performed. ⊥CSE combined spinal and epidural.
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