Article: The CORONIS Trial. International study of caesarean section surgical techniques: a randomised fractional, factorial trial.(Study protocol)

Authors: (corresponding author) [1]

Background

Caesarean section is one of the most commonly performed abdominal operations on women in most countries of the world. Rates have increased markedly in recent years, and are about 20-25% in many developed countries [1, 2]. The rates in other parts of the world vary widely, from 1.6% in Haiti to 59% in Chilean private hospitals [3].

According to a population-based cross sectional study in Madras, India [4], caesarean section rates in the public, charitable and private sectors were 20%, 38% and 47% respectively, and the total population caesarean section rate was 32.6% with a primary caesarean ...

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