Design characteristics of studies on medical practice variation of caesarean section rates: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Medical practice variation in caesarean section rates is the most studied type of practice variation in the field of obstetrics and gynaecology. This has not resulted in increased homogeneity of treatment between geographic areas or healthcare providers. Our study aim was to evaluate whether current study designs on medical practice variation of caesarean section rates were optimized to identify the unwarranted share of practice variation and could contribute to the reduction of unwarranted practice variation by meeting criteria for audit and feedback.

Methods

We searched PubMed, Embase, EBSCO/CINAHL and Wiley/Cochrane Library from inception to March 24th, 2020. Studies that compared the rate of caesarean sections between individuals, institutions or geographic ar

SUBMITTER: Vink MDH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7441547 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature