Dimitrios Papatheodorou, Eirini Boureka, Ioannis Tsakiridis, Apostolos Mamopoulos, Apostolos Athanasiadis, Themistoklis Dagklis
Introduction: Cesarian section rates are increasing globally, creating a possible risk factor for adverse neonatal outcomes. The present study aimed to investigate the optimal timing for elective cesarean section in pregnant women with a history of prior cesarean with regards to neonatal outcomes. Material and Methods: A retrospective observational study …
Mohamed Abd Elfattah Elsenity, Ahmed Sherif Abdel Hamid, Abdallah Sami Abdallah Mashaal, Salah Taha Ahmed, Ahmed Hamdy Naguib, Hassan Morsi
Background: Most post‐abdominal surgery pain comes from the abdominal wall incision. The TAP block is important for multimodal pain relief after cesarean delivery. Aim of the Work: This study aimed to assess if the intraoperative TAP (I‐TAP) block effectively reduces opioid use without raising pain scores …
Moustafa Mohamed Abbas, Alaa El Din Hamed El-Feky, Fatma Hassan Abd El-Aal
Objective: Surgical site infections (SSIs) among surgical patients are the most common nosocomial infection, accounting for 38 percent. It is estimated that SSIs develop in 2 to 5 percent of the more than 30 million patients undergoing surgical procedures each year. We aimed to assess the impact of changing sterile gloves at the time of wound closure to reduce SSI in women undergoing elective cesarean …
Elpida Ralli, Kyriaki Mitta, Eirini Toulika, Ioannis Tsakiridis, Apostolos Mamopoulos, Ioannis Kalogiannidis, Apostolos Athanasiadis, Themistoklis Dagklis
Introduction: There has been a notable worldwide rise in the percentage of women delivering via cesarean section. Although cesarean section is generally considered safe, there is a possibility of significant health risks and even mortality associated with it. The aim of this study was to collect pertinent data on the perspectives of healthcare providers, particularly obstetricians, who are involved …
A. A Oluwole, Obodo Chioma Ethel, Aloy Okechukwu Ugwu, Christian Chigozie Makwe, Kehinde S. Okunade, Emmanuel Owie, Ijeoma Chinenye Ohagwu, Uzoma Chinedu Ifezue, Akase Iorhen, Ngwu Hillary, Ajachukwu Placcid
Background: Coronaviruses are a group of enveloped positive-stranded RNA viruses. They constitute a very important human and animal pathogens. COVID-19, a novel coronavirus was identified towards the end of 2019 following a cluster of pneumonia in Wuhan city in China. Our study aims to document the obstetrics parameters and outcomes of pregnant women diagnosed and managed at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria …
Vasilios Pergialiotis, Dimitrios Efthymios Vlachos, Loukas Feroussis, Vasilios Lygizos, Ioannis Rodolakis, Konstantinos Bramis, Eleftherios Zachariou, Georgios Daskalakis, Nikolaos Thomakos, Dimitrios Haidopoulos
Background: Splenectomy is a very common procedure that is frequently necessary in cases requiring upper abdominal surgery for ovarian cancer. To date, the impact of postoperative thrombocytosis on ovarian cancer survival has not been studied. In the present retrospective cohort study we chose to evaluate the impact of post-splenectomy thrombocytosis on survival outcomes of patients with advanced epithelial ovarian cancer …
Raymond Surya, Edward Sugito Manurung, Ramot Arif Banamtuan, Charles Yulian Boru, Yudianto Budi Saroyo, Rima Irwinda
Introduction: Cesarean section (CS) is the most common abdominal surgery procedure in the world. This study aims to determine the effectivity of abdominal binder use after cesarean section related to pain and mobilization …
Athanasios Kontopanos, Ioannis Tsakiridis, Themistoklis Dagklis, Eirini Boureka, Apostolos Mamopoulos, Apostolos Athanasiadis
Introduction: There is a national trend in increasing cesarean section rates in Greece. The purpose of this study was to determine the frequency of cesarean sections per district of the Greek territory …
Ahmed Samy El-Agwany
>Background: Abnormal placental invasion has increased with persistent rise in Caesarean delivery. Management depends on accurate diagnosis and delivery should be planned at an institution with appropriate expertise and resources. Hemorrhage in pregnancy is the leading cause of maternal mortality in developing countries …
Nousia Konstantina, Michalopoulos George, Grigoriadis Charalampos, Stournaras Stamatis, Brezeanou Christina, Vrachnis Nikolaos, Farmakides George
Introduction: The aim of this study was to examine the success rate and safety of vaginal delivery after cesarean section, as well as the value of midwives’ contribution in these cases. Material and Methods: This was a retrospective clinical study, including women diagnosed with singleton uncomplicated pregnancies and history of one or more previous cesarean sections, who underwent trial of labor, supported by midwives …