Aim: To determine the incidence and risk factors of the surgical complications following the caesarian section. Study design: A longitudinal study Place and Duration:This study was conducted at Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, Karachi Medical and Dental College, Karachi from June 2018 to June 2021 Methodology: All the cases of the caesarian section conducted in our hospital in three year were included in this study. In this study, we recruited 79052 cases of caesarian section delivering their first child while 402316 vaginal deliveries were also reported. Short-term complications occurring within 42 days after delivery (puerperium) were also noted. The risk for placenta previa and uterine rupture was also studied. The secondary outcomes of surgical complications were that that occurred after the caesarian section. We divided our participants into subcategories to identify the risk factors. Results: We observed comparatively high odd ratios of the case group for all surgical complications. Within 42 days we observed 0.17% cases of bleeding, 0.22% organ damage, 0.22% of wound dehiscence, and 0.66% cases of infection were also reported. Conclusion: Our study concluded that the trend of the caesarian section is steadily increasing in past few years. However, the caesarian section has more complications when compared with vaginal deliveries. Obesity and smoking are independent risk factors for caesarian complications. Keywords: Caesarian section, Life-threatening complications, Obesity
Objective: To compare the frequency of wound infection in skin staples versus prolene sutures for skin closure in patients undergoing caesarean section. Subject and Methods: This study comprises 216 patients that underwent caesarean mode of delivery, which were further divided into 2 groups on the basis skin closure. In Group I skin closure was done with staples and in Group II skin was closed with prolene sutures. Type of C section ( elective or emergency) was recorded. Mean and standard deviation was calculated for age, gestational age and skin closure time. Wound infection was recorded based on the presence of any of the following, purulent drainage, cellulitis, abscess or wound demanding debridement and drainage. Results: The mean age of patient in group I was 28.53±4.27 and in Group II was 29.17±4.29. Skin closure time for staples group was recorded as 2.01.±1.01 minutes and for suture group it was 6.46.±2.19 minutes. In skin staples group 19(17.6%) patients developed wound infection and in sutures group 08(7.40%) females got wound infection within 7th post-operative day. Conclusion: Wound infection is less likely to occur in patients of suture group as compared to staples group Keywords: Cesarean Delivery, Skin Closure, Suture, Prolene, Staples.
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