Key result
Gestational age, operative delivery, number of maneuvers, and concomitant fracture were significantly associated with brachial plexus injury following shoulder dystocia (p < 0.001).
Why the study?
What are the risk factors associated with brachial plexus injury following shoulder dystocia?
Population
1,177 singleton vaginal deliveries complicated by shoulder dystocia out of 46,637 vaginal deliveries over a…
Design
Case-control
Authors
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May guide intrapartum risk stratification; leaves open prospective validation before practice change.
Case-Control (n=1,177)
Yes
What are the risk factors associated with brachial plexus injury following shoulder dystocia?
p-value: p=<0.001
Gestational age, operative delivery, number of maneuvers, and concomitant fracture are significant risk factors for brachial plexus injury following shoulder dystocia.
Chauhan et al. (2013) conducted a case-control in Shoulder dystocia (n=1,177). Risk factors (gestational age, operative delivery, number of maneuvers, concomitant fracture) vs. Shoulder dystocia without brachial plexus injury was evaluated on Brachial plexus injury (BPI) (p=<0.001). Gestational age, operative delivery, number of maneuvers, and concomitant fracture were significantly associated with brachial plexus injury following shoulder dystocia (p < 0.001).
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