Volume 8 Issue 1 (January – February, 2022)

Original Articles

Assessment of complications of Cesarean section
Dr Lalita Bansal, Dr Padam Negi

BACKGROUND: The number of Cesarean delivery is increasing and accounts for about one-third of all births. There are no true medical contraindications to the Cesarean section. A Cesarean is an option if the pregnant patient is dead or dying or if the fetus is dead or dying. The present study was conducted for assessing the complications of Cesarean section. MATERIALS & METHODS: A total of 200 women, delivered by caesarean section were studied retrospectively. Complete demographic and clinical details of all the subjects were assessed. A Performa was made and all the intra-operative and postoperative findings were assessed. All the results were recorded in Microsoft excel sheet and were analysed by SPSS software. RESULTS: corpus laceration was seen in 2 percent of the patients while blood loss of more than 1000 ml was seen in 3 percent of the patients. Bladder lesion and cervical/vaginal lesion was seen in 1.5 percent of the patients each. Sepsis was seen in 4 percent of the patients. Elective Cesarean section was associated with higher incidence of complications. CONCLUSION: Emergency caesarean sections carried the greatest risks regarding maternal complications compared to elective procedures. KEY WORDS: Cesarean, Section, Complication

 
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