Geburtsh Frauenheilk
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Geburtsh Frauenheilk · Aug 1996
[Emergency cesarean section--organization and decision-delivery time].
The German Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics has published standards for obstetrical services concerning equipment, personnel and organisation. All obstetrical services must be able to perform an emergency Caesarean section with a 20 minutes interval from decision to delivery (D-D time). This study represents an analysis of the 75 emergency Caesarean sections performed at the University hospital Grosshadern of Munich during the interval from 1987 to 1994. ⋯ In conclusion, an efficient emergency Caesarean delivery requires a coordinated team effort with excellent cooperation between obstetrics, anaesthesia and neonatology. Our study demonstrates that even in this optimal setting a decision to delivery time within the 20-minute interval can not always be achieved. Based upon our results and other studies, we recommend a D-D time of 30 minutes.