Incidence of obesity in parturients scheduled for caesarean section, intra-operative complications, management and outcome

Incidence of obesity in parturients scheduled for caesarean section, intra-operative complications, management and outcome

To determine the incidence of obesity in parturients scheduled for Caesarean section, identify intra-operative complications, management and outcome. A prospective observational study. University of Benin Teaching Hospital, a university-affiliated tertiary centre. Parturients scheduled for Caesarean...

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Veröffentlicht in:East African medical journal 2006-04, Vol.83 (4), p.112-119
Hauptverfasser: Edomwonyi, N P, Osaigbovo, P E
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Anesthesia, Obstetrical
Cesarean Section
Contraindications
Female
Humans
Intraoperative Complications - therapy
Male
Nigeria - epidemiology
Obesity - complications
Obesity - epidemiology
Parturition
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:To determine the incidence of obesity in parturients scheduled for Caesarean section, identify intra-operative complications, management and outcome. A prospective observational study. University of Benin Teaching Hospital, a university-affiliated tertiary centre. Parturients scheduled for Caesarean section excluding patients in American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) health status 4 and 5. Three hundred patients were recruited in the study. One hundred and forty eight (49.3%) were non-obese (BMI < 30kgm2) while 152 (50.7%) were obese (BMI >30kgm(-2)). The incidence of obesity was extremely significant P
ISSN:0012-835X
0012-835X
DOI:10.4314/eamj.v83i4.9425