caa a22 4500 445364114 CHVBK 20180317142924.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110501xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10397-010-0648-2 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10397-010-0648-2 Improvement of quality of reporting in randomised controlled trials to prevent hypotension after spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section [Elektronische Daten] [A. Herdan, R. Roth, D. Grass, M. Klimek, S. Will, B. Schauf, R. Rossaint, M. Heesen] Hypotension is a frequent complication of spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section and can threaten the well-being of the unborn child. Numerous randomised controlled trials (RCTs) dealt with measures to prevent hypotension. The aim of this study was to determine the reporting quality of RCTs using the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) statement since low quality can lend false credibility to a study and overestimate the effect of an intervention. We performed a systematic literature search in PubMed to identify relevant RCTs in a pre-CONSORT period (1990-1994) and a post-CONSORT period (2004-2008). A comparative evaluation was done between the two periods, and the trials were assessed for compliance with each of the 22 CONSORT items. A total of 37 RCTs was identified. The CONSORT score increased significantly (p < 0.05) from 66.7% (±12.5%) in the pre-CONSORT period to 87.4% (±6.9%) in the post-CONSORT period. A statistically significant improvement was found for eight items, including randomization, blinding and intention-to-treat analysis. The CONSORT score in the post-CONSORT era was fairly good, also in comparison to other medical fields. In the post-CONSORT era, reporting of important items improved, in particular in the domains that are crucial to avoid bias and to improve internal validity. Use of CONSORT should be encouraged in order to keep or even improve the reporting quality. The Author(s), 2010 Caesarean section nationallicence Spinal anaesthesia nationallicence Hypotension nationallicence Randomised controlled nationallicence Trials nationallicence CONSORT statement nationallicence Herdan A. Department of Anesthesia, Sozialstiftung Bamberg, Buger Str. 80, 96049, Bamberg, Germany aut Roth R. Department of Anesthesia, Sozialstiftung Bamberg, Buger Str. 80, 96049, Bamberg, Germany aut Grass D. Department of Anesthesia, Sozialstiftung Bamberg, Buger Str. 80, 96049, Bamberg, Germany aut Klimek M. Department of Anesthesia, Erasmus Medical Center, Dr. Molewaterplein, 1101, Rotterdam, The Netherlands aut Will S. Department of Obstetrics, Sozialstiftung Bamberg, Buger Str. 80, 96049, Bamberg, Germany aut Schauf B. Department of Obstetrics, Sozialstiftung Bamberg, Buger Str. 80, 96049, Bamberg, Germany aut Rossaint R. Department of Anesthesia, University Hospital of RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstr. 50, 52074, Aachen, Germany aut Heesen M. Department of Anesthesia, Sozialstiftung Bamberg, Buger Str. 80, 96049, Bamberg, Germany aut Gynecological Surgery Springer-Verlag 8/2(2011-05-01), 121-127 1613-2076 8:2<121 2011 8 10397 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10397-010-0648-2 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 review-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10397-010-0648-2 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Herdan A. Department of Anesthesia, Sozialstiftung Bamberg, Buger Str. 80, 96049, Bamberg, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Roth R. Department of Anesthesia, Sozialstiftung Bamberg, Buger Str. 80, 96049, Bamberg, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Grass D. Department of Anesthesia, Sozialstiftung Bamberg, Buger Str. 80, 96049, Bamberg, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Klimek M. Department of Anesthesia, Erasmus Medical Center, Dr. Molewaterplein, 1101, Rotterdam, The Netherlands aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Will S. Department of Obstetrics, Sozialstiftung Bamberg, Buger Str. 80, 96049, Bamberg, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Schauf B. Department of Obstetrics, Sozialstiftung Bamberg, Buger Str. 80, 96049, Bamberg, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Rossaint R. Department of Anesthesia, University Hospital of RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstr. 50, 52074, Aachen, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Heesen M. Department of Anesthesia, Sozialstiftung Bamberg, Buger Str. 80, 96049, Bamberg, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Gynecological Surgery Springer-Verlag 8/2(2011-05-01), 121-127 1613-2076 8:2<121 2011 8 10397 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer