Presence of the partner in the operating room during emergency caesarean section: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Emergency caesarean sections are often very urgent, with limited time for informing and guiding parents. Is it preferable to leave the partner outside of the operating room, or let the partner accompany the mother?

Objective

This review aimed to provide an overview of the available evidence regarding the presence of the partner in the operating room during emergency caesarean sections.

Design

Scoping review.

Data sources

A systematic literature search was performed in PubMed, Embase, Cinahl and the Cochrane Library.

Eligibility criteria

All published literature reporting on emergency caesarean sections in regional or general anaesthesia with the partner present in the operating room were eligible, no matter the design.

Results

Twenty-fo

SUBMITTER: Nedergaard HK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9640284 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature