Report by: Helene Svinos

Search checked by: Anna O’Malley, Medical Student

Institution: University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

A short-cut review was carried out to establish whether emergency caesarian section should be undertaken before the third trimester in cardiac arrest. A total of 15 papers were found using the reported search, of which four represented the best evidence to answer the clinical question. The author, date and country of publication, patient group studied, study type, relevant outcomes, results and study weaknesses of these best papers are tabulated. The …