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Comparison of uterine exteriorization and in situ repair during cesarean sections
Purpose To compare the peri- and postoperative complication rates of two cesarean delivery techniques. Methods Medical records from 1,087 patients who had a cesarean delivery with regional anesthesia between 2008 and 2010 were reviewed retrospectively. Seven hundred and thirty-two patients had an in...
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Published in: | Archives of gynecology and obstetrics 2012-06, Vol.285 (6), p.1541-1545 |
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Language: | English |
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Summary: | Purpose
To compare the peri- and postoperative complication rates of two cesarean delivery techniques.
Methods
Medical records from 1,087 patients who had a cesarean delivery with regional anesthesia between 2008 and 2010 were reviewed retrospectively. Seven hundred and thirty-two patients had an in situ uterine repair, and 355 patients had an exterior uterine repair. Patients who had chorioamnionitis, preeclampsia, a bleeding disorder, or abnormal placentation were excluded from the study. The following outcomes were compared between the two groups: mean operative time, intraoperative blood loss, perioperative nausea, tachycardia, hypotension, hemoglobin level, hematocrit level, the time to the first recognized bowel movement, postoperative analgesic dose, nausea, length of hospital stay, surgical site infection rate and endometritis rate.
Results
No clinically significant differences were found between the exteriorization and in situ uterine repair groups for mean hematocrit differences, intraoperative blood loss, perioperative nausea, tachycardia, hypotension and postoperative analgesic doses. However, the mean operative time, time to the first recognized bowel movement, surgical site infection rate and length of hospital stay were significantly lower in the in situ repair group (
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ISSN: | 0932-0067 1432-0711 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s00404-011-2186-1 |