Comparison of neonatal outcomes between category-1& non‑category-1 Primary Emergency Cesarean Section: A retrospective record review in a tertiary care hospital

Abstract

Objective: To compare neonatal outcomes between Category-1 and Non-Category-1 Primary Emergency Cesarean Section.

Methods: This was a retrospective analysis, conducted at Aga Khan University Hospital Karachi from January 1st 2016 till December 31st 2016. Non-probability purposive sampling technique was used. A sample size of 375 patients who had primary Emergency Caesarean Section (Em-CS) was identified by keeping CS rate of 41.5% and 5% bond on error. Data was collected from labor ward, operating theatre and neonatal ward records by using structured questionnaire.

Results: In the current study, out of 375 participants who underwent primary Em-CS; majority (89.3%) were booked cases. Two-hundred-eighty-two (75.2%) were primiparous women. Two hundred and thirty (61.3%) were at term and 145(38.7%) were preterm. The main indication among Category-1 CS was fetal distress (15.7%). For Non-Category-1 CS, non-progress of labour (45.1%) was the leading cause of abdominal delivery. Except for APGAR score at one minute (p value = 0.048), no other variables were statistically significant when neonatal outcomes were compared among Category 1 and Non-Category-1 CS.

Conclusion: In this study, fetal distress and non-progress of labor were the main indications for Category-1 and Non-Category-1 CS respectively. We did not find statistically significant association between indications of Em CS and neonatal outcomes. However further prospective studies are required to confirm this association.

doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.344.14496

How to cite this:Shahwar D, Ahmed I, Amerjee A, Hoodbhoy Z. Comparison of neonatal outcomes between category-1 & non‑category-1 Primary Emergency Cesarean Section: A retrospective record review in a tertiary care hospital. Pak J Med Sci. 2018;34(4):823-827.   doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.344.14496

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