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Late post‐cesarean surgical complication
Author(s) -
Fawzy Muhammad,
Zalata Khaled
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1447-0756
pISSN - 1341-8076
DOI - 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2010.01194.x
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , retrospective cohort study , surgery , tertiary care , complication , genitourinary system , fistula , pathological , surgical complication , intervention (counseling) , general surgery , nursing , physics , optics , anatomy , pathology
Aim: The aim of the study was to clarify the incidence, indication, and management of late surgical intervention following cesarean section (CS) in a tertiary care university hospital. Methods: A cohort of 5981 women underwent CS from a group of 24 060 parturients in a retrospective study at a tertiary care university hospital. Surgical intervention after CS in the late postoperative period (after puerperium) was reviewed regarding clinical, operative, and pathological findings. Results: The CS rate was 24.86%. The incidence of late surgical intervention after CS was 0.40% (24/5981); of these 24 women, 10 (41.67%) were operated for skin lesions, two (8.3%) for urogenital fistula, three (12.5%) for gastrointestinal problems, three (12.5%) for omental masses and six (25%) for pelvic lesions. Conclusion: Although the incidence of surgical intervention after CS in the late postoperative period is low and the outcome is favorable, several measures must be undertaken to reduce late surgical complications.