Key result
The ACOG and RCOG guidelines on shoulder dystocia have differences in management recommendations and share only 53% (20 of 38) of eligible references.
Why the study?
How do the ACOG and RCOG guidelines on shoulder dystocia compare in their recommendations and literature synthesis?
Population
National guidelines regarding shoulder dystocia (ACOG, RCOG, Canada, Australia, New Zealand)
Comparison
ACOG practice bulletin on shoulder dystocia vs RCOG guideline on shoulder dystocia
Design
Review
Authors
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Guideline discrepancies warrant clinician awareness of varying approaches; leaves open the need for evidence harmonization in shoulder dystocia.
How do the ACOG and RCOG guidelines on shoulder dystocia compare in their recommendations and literature synthesis?
There are significant differences in recommendations and literature synthesis between major national guidelines on shoulder dystocia.
Chauhan et al. (2009) conducted a review in Shoulder dystocia. ACOG practice bulletin on shoulder dystocia vs. Guidelines from England, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand was evaluated on Guideline agreement and reference overlap. The ACOG and RCOG guidelines on shoulder dystocia have differences in management recommendations and share only 53% (20 of 38) of eligible references.
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