Open AccessComparison of maternal complication in elective vs. emergency Cesarean section
Author(s) -
Razia Ashraf,
Asma Gul,
Aliya Bashir,
Arif Tajammal
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
annals of king edward medical university
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2079-7192
pISSN - 2079-0694
DOI - 10.21649/akemu.v12i2.902
Subject(s) - medicine , elective caesarean section , elective cesarean section , obstetrics and gynaecology , caesarean section , elective surgery , complication , obstetrics , prospective cohort study , pregnancy , surgery , genetics , biology
Objective: To compare the maternal complication in elective vs emergency caesarean section. Design: Prospective study. Place and duration of study: Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Lahore General Hospital, Lahore Patients and methods: The study was conducted from August 2004 to August 2005. During this period all women underwent elective or emergency caesarean section included. Results: A total of 920 caesarean sections were performed, 770 were emergency and 150 were elective. Intraoperative and postoperative complications were 76, 70 in emergency and 6 in elective group. Postoperative complications were 120, 110 in emergency and 10 in elective cases. Conclusion: In emergency caesarean section maternal mortality and morbidity is high.