Journal of AdvancedMedical and Dental Sciences Research

Background: Properly performed cesarean sections that follow an accurate medical indication are life-saving procedures. Hence; the present study was planned for assessing the prevalence and spectrum of postoperative complications among patients undergoing Cesareans section. Materials & methods: Sample size for the present study was 153 subjects who underwent C section. A self-framed questionnaire was prepared for obtaining the complete clinical and demographic details of all the subjects. Pre-operative hematological and biochemical profile of all the patients was obtained. C-sections were performed under the hands of skilled and experienced gynecologists. Postoperative follow-up records of all the subjects were obtained from the data record files. Incidence and pattern of postoperative complications was recorded. Results: Postoperative compilations were found to be present in 9.8 percent of the patients (15 patients). Mean age of the patients with postoperative complications was found to be 34.5 years. Postoperative bleeding and post-operative complication was found to be present in 3 patients each. Surgical injury to bladder was found to be 13.3 percent of the patients. Conclusion: Under proper septic conditions and under the hands of skilled and experienced gynecologists, complications of cesarean section could be minimized. Key words: Cesarean section, Complication, Prevalence Received: 11 June, 2019 Revised: 12 July 2019 Accepted: 14 July 2019 Corresponding Author: Dr. Ritu Saxena, Associate professor, Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Hind Institute of medical sciences Safedabad Barabanki UP This article may be cited as: Agarwal A, Saxena R. Evaluation of postoperative complications in patients undergoing Cesarean section: An observational study. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2019;7(8):267-269.