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Decision-to-delivery interval for instrumental vaginal deliveries: vacuum extraction versus forceps
Samuel Lurie1, Marek Glezerman, Carolina Baider
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Edith Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel. drslurie@hotmail.com
Objective:
The aim of this study was to assess the decision-to-delivery interval for forceps delivery and vacuum extraction.
Study Design:
A retrospective analysis of all instrumental deliveries over a 1-year period in a delivery ward of a university tertiary health care facility was performed. The decision-to-delivery interval was compared between forceps delivery and vacuum extraction.
Results:
The decision-to-delivery interval was 8.6+/-5.4 and 13.8+/-6.2 min for forceps and vacuum deliveries, respectively (P=0.0001).
Conclusion:
It appears that it is quicker to accomplish forceps delivery than vacuum extraction.
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