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Cirugía y cirujanos
On-line version ISSN 2444-054XPrint version ISSN 0009-7411
Abstract
VAZQUEZ-RODRIGUEZ, Juan G. et al. Prevalence, causes, and clinical course of patients with surgical reintervention due to complications during cesarean section. Cir. cir. [online]. 2023, vol.91, n.4, pp.446-450. Epub Oct 30, 2023. ISSN 2444-054X. https://doi.org/10.24875/ciru.22000261.
Objective:
The objective of the study is to identify the prevalence, causes, and clinical evolution of patients with surgical reintervention due to complications during cesarean section.
Materials and methods:
The file of the Toco-Surgical Unit of the Gynecological Obstetrics Hospital No. 3 of the National Medical Center “La Raza” Mexican Institute of Social Security was reviewed to know the total number of patients undergoing cesarean section from January to December 2019 and cases with reintervention due to complications during cesarean section were selected. Their general data, the cause of reintervention, stay in the intensive care unit (ICU), hospital stay, and mortality were studied. The data were analyzed with descriptive statistics using the statistical program SPSS version 20.
Results:
It was found that 3371 patients underwent cesarean section, of which 1.60% (54 cases) underwent reoperation for the following reasons: Unpacking 27.79%, obstetric hemorrhage 20.37%, bleeding due to uterine atony 20.37%, hysterotomy commissure hematoma 18.52%, uterine infiltration 3.70%, vascular injury 3.70%, bladder injury 3.70%, and colonic injury 1.85%. The ICU stay was 3.79 ± 2.03 days, hospital stay was 13.67 ± 11.16 days, and mortality was 1.85%.
Conclusion:
The prevalence of reintervention was reduced, bleeding was the main cause, and the clinical evolution was satisfactory with low mortality.
Keywords : Cesarean section; Cesarean section complications; Abdominal reoperation; Obstetric intensive care.