scholarly journals Study of patient satisfaction and self-expressed problems after emergency caesarean delivery under subarachnoid block

2014 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 149 ◽  
Author(s):  
VR Hemanth Kumar ◽  
SameerM Jahagirdar ◽  
UmeshKumar Athiraman ◽  
R Sripriya ◽  
S Parthasarathy ◽  
...  
2021 ◽  
pp. 57-60
Author(s):  
Dipak S. Kolate ◽  
Meenal M. Patvekar ◽  
Shriraj Katakdhond ◽  
Yogesh Thawal ◽  
Kale DhanaLaxmi ◽  
...  

Background:Acomprehensive study of maternal morbidity and mortality with perinatal outcome in patients with prior LSCS undergoing elective or emergency caesarean section was carried out. With the sky rocketing caesarean section rates worldwide an increasing number of women face the issue of mode of delivery in their current pregnancy. There are conicting reports regarding the safety of a trial for vaginal birth after caesarean delivery (VBAC) in terms of uterine rupture, maternal and perinatal morbidity. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the obstetric and fetal outcomes of patients presenting at term with a history of previous one or more LSCS. Methods:Asix months prospective, observational study was conducted where all patients who had a term pregnancy with a history of previous one or more LSCS were included after obtaining their consent for participation. The obstetric and fetal outcomes of these patients with elective or emergency LSCS in the present pregnancy were noted and tabulated. Adescriptive analysis of these outcomes was carried out. Results: 100 Patients at term, with a history of previous one or more LSCS were studied. 38 patients underwent an elective repeat caesarean delivery and 62 in emergency.Scar dehiscence was seen in 35.5 % of the patients who were presented in emergency with uterine contractions or lower abdominal pain and those were not candidate for a trial for VBAC.All of the complications were signicantly higher in emergency group in terms of both maternal (83.9 % Vs 31.6%) and perinatal outcome (6.5% Vs 0 %). Conclusion:With an increase in the proportion of patients with a history of previous LSCS, it is essential for health care institutions to have proper antenatal counseling regarding plan of delivery and vigilance while operating patients with prior history of LSCS , especially in emergency situation. There should be a well dened management protocol in an effort to decrease the number of complications and bring down the overall maternal morbidity & mortality .


2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 (nov13 2) ◽  
pp. bcr2015212575-bcr2015212575
Author(s):  
C. J. O'Sullivan ◽  
E. Bu hlmann Lerjen ◽  
D. Pellegrini ◽  
F. R. Eberli

2019 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nika Buh ◽  
Miha Lučovnik

Introduction: The objective of the study was to examine the association between the mode of delivery and the incidence of neonatal intracranial haemorrhage.Methods: Slovenian National Perinatal Information System (NPIS) data for the period 2002 through 2016 were analysed. Nulliparous women delivering singleton neonates in cephalic presentation weighting 2,500 to 4,000g were included. Incidence of neonatal intracranial haemorrhage in vacuum delivery vs. other modes of delivery was compared using the Chi-square test (p < 0.05 significant).Results: 125,393 deliveries were included: 5,438 (4 %) planned caesarean deliveries, 9,7764 (78 %) spontaneous vaginal deliveries, 15,577 (12 %) emergency caesarean deliveries, and 6,614 (5 %) vacuum extractions. 17 (0.14/1000) neonatal intracranial haemorrhages were recorded: 12 occurred in spontaneous vaginal deliveries, two in emergency caesarean deliveries, and three in vacuum extractions. In comparison to infants born by spontaneous vaginal delivery, those delivered by vacuum extraction had higher rates of intracranial haemorrhage (odds ratio (OR) 3.70; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.04−13.10). Risk estimates did not reach statistical significance when comparing infants born by vacuum extraction and those born by emergency caesarean delivery (OR 3.54; 95% CI 0.59−21.16).Discussion and conclusion: Infants born by vacuum extraction have significantly higher rates of intracranial haemorrhage than those born by spontaneous vaginal delivery although the absolute risk is small. There are no significant differences in the rates of intracranial haemorrhage in vacuum extraction vs. emergency caesarean delivery.


1996 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. L. Goh ◽  
S. F. Evans ◽  
T. J. G. Pavy

Pethidine and fentanyl have both been used to provide patient-controlled epidural analgesia (PCEA) following caesarean delivery. Both have been compared with epidural morphine but these drugs have not been compared with each other. Patient-controlled epidural analgesia was used in a prospective, randomized, double-blind, cross-over trial to compare fentanyl and pethidine for postoperative epidural analgesia in women having elective caesarean deliveries. Two groups received either PCEA fentanyl or pethidine with a cross-over to the other drug after 24 hours. Results from 45 patients showed no difference in pain level outcomes, but pethidine scored better in all side-effects except for drowsiness at 48 hours. Patients were more satisfied with pethidine (P=0.015) and overall 65% of patients preferred pethidine. We conclude that pethidine is a suitable drug for patient-controlled epidural analgesia and leads to greater patient satisfaction than does fentanyl.


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