Impact of Changing Sterile Glove at the Time of Wound Closure to Reduce Surgical Site Infection in Women Undergoing Elective Cesarean Section; a Prospective Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

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 …

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Obstetrical attitude towards performing a trial of labor after cesarean section in Greece: A cross-sectional study

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 …

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Obstetric Outcomes of pregnant women with Covid-19 infection during first and second waves of Covid Pandemic in Lagos Nigeria

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 …

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Post-splenectomy thrombocytosis and survival outcomes of patients submitted to maximal effort cytoreductive surgery for advanced epithelial ovarian cancer

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 …

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The benefit of elastic abdominal binders after cesarean section in rural area: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial

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 …

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Cesarean section rates in each region of Greece: A retrospective analysis

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 …

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Bilateral absence of common iliac artery: Abnormal internal iliac artery during ligation in conservative surgical management of placenta accreta

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 …

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Vaginal birth after cesarean section in Greece and the contribution of the midwives

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 …

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Cesarean scar pregnancy: A diagnostic dilemma and management with suction curettage

Syed Rifat, Sinha Prabha, El – Halwagy Hosam, Brompton Wendy

A case of a cesarean section scar pregnancy with a diagnostic dilemma is presented. Due to a decrease in β – hCG after 48 hours, the patient was diagnosed with a failing pregnancy and was given misoprostol. However, β – HCG was still high and the patient had a severe vaginal bleeding after a month of medical management. Evacuation curettage under laparoscop …

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Really an epidemic of cesarean section?

Anastasakis Eleftherios, Daskalakis George

In the modern obstetric era, the obstetricians and the maternity units are asked to provide information regarding their obstetric performance. The public debate focus mainly on the percentage of cesarean births. The public belief is that the vaginal delivery is the positive obstetric outcome while caesarian birth is the negative obstetric outcome. However, this approach is not a reliable …

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