Maternal consequences of caesarean section. A retrospective study of intra-operative and postoperative maternal complications of caesarean section during a 10-year period.
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol
; 74(1): 1-6, 1997 Jul.
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| ID: mdl-9243191
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
This study was performed to assess the intra-operative surgical complications and postoperative maternal morbidity rate of caesarean section. STUDYDESIGN:
A total of 2647 women, delivered by caesarean section in our department between 1983 and 1992, were studied retrospectively. Three caesarean section groups were formed (1) primary elective, (2) primary acute, without any effort to deliver vaginally, and (3) secondary acute, due to a failed vaginal delivery. The Student's-t-, Fisher-exact- and chi 2-test were used for statistical analysis.RESULTS:
The overall maternal intra-operative complication rate was 14.8%. The most common complications were lacerations of the uterine corpus (10.1%) and bloodloss > or = 1000 ml (7.3%). The complication rate of the secondary group (23.4%) was significantly higher (p < 0.001) compared to both primary groups (7.4%). The overall maternal postoperative morbidity rate was 35.7%. Fever (24.6%), bloodloss between 1000 and 1500 ml (4%), haematoma (3.5%) and urinary tract infections (3.0%) were the most frequent complications. The primary elective group showed significantly (p < 0.001) lower major (2.6%) and minor (23.7%) complication rates compared to the emergency groups (major 5.2%, minor 34%).CONCLUSION:
Emergency caesarean sections carried the greatest risks regarding maternal complications compared to elective procedures.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Complicações Pós-Operatórias
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Cesárea
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Complicações Intraoperatórias
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1997
Tipo de documento:
Article