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Table 2 General characteristics of included articles

From: Intravenous infusion route in maternal resuscitation: a scoping review

 

Types of literature (n = 116)

Caesarean section (n = 78)

Postpartum bleeding (n = 11)

Maternal cardiac arrest(n = 7)

Other complications in pregnancy†(n = 20)

Study design

RCT

54

5

0

6

Prospective cohort study

15

0

0

2

Retrospective cohort study

0

1

1

1

Case control study

0

0

0

0

Cross sectional study

0

0

0

3

Case control study

0

0

0

0

Case report and case series

0

0

4

0

Meta analysis

3

0

0

0

other

6

5

2

8

  1. †Reports on the infusion route, including infections, thrombosis, and administration of pressure-boosting drugs in pregnant women