Circumferential Avulsion of the Uterine Body from the Lower Segment During Cesarean Section: Complication of a Wedged Fetal Head

2012 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. 441-442
Author(s):  
Nirmala Duhan
Author(s):  
Priyanka HK ◽  
Madhavi Yeddala ◽  
Vimala KR ◽  
Shailaja N. ◽  
Bhat BS ◽  
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Background: Delivery of fetal head through uterine incision is often the major technical problem during low transverse cesarean section when the presenting part is unengaged. Techniques to deliver head under special circumstances are traumatic to both mother and fetus. This study aims to establish the role of vectis in extraction of fetal head during lower segment cesarean section (LSCS) and to assess associated difficulties or untoward effects of use of vectis over manual method.Methods: The study was undertaken in PESIMSR, Kuppam, Andhra Pradesh over two years. Vectis was used in extraction of fetal head in LSCS in 100 cases of full term pregnancy and maternal and neonatal outcomes were compared with 100 cases of manual extraction.Results: Incision-delivery time interval was similar in both vectis and manual extraction method (p value of 0.390). Vectis group did not require any fundal pressure for extraction of head where as 100% of women in manual extraction group required fundal pressure (p value: <0.001) which is statistically significant. The length of abdominal incision for majority of cases in vectis group was smaller and statistically significant compared to manual extraction group (p value of 0.001). Neonatal outcomes were similar in both the groups.Conclusions: As per our study, usage of vectis has shown significant advantage in reducing maternal discomfort caused due to fundal pressure and length of abdominal incision required, with negligible difference in neonatal and other maternal outcomes in comparison to manual method of extraction.


2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-53
Author(s):  
Ali Kashif ◽  
Rizwana Bashir Kiani ◽  
Syed Muhammad Asad Shabbir ◽  
Tariq Mahmood ◽  
Ghulam Sabir ◽  
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Aim: To compare the frequency of epigastric pain and uterotonic effect of an equivalent dose of oxytocin administered as an intravenous bolus versus intravenous infusion during elective LSCS under spinal anesthesia. Methodology: We recruited 98 parturients undergoing elective LSCS under spinal anesthesia for this prospective quasi experimental study and divided them into two groups. Group-A received 5 IU of oxytocin as bolus intravenous (IV) injection in 5 sec (bolus group, n= 48), and Group-B (infusion group, n= 50) received 5 IU of oxytocin as an infusion over 5 min. Any complaint of epigastric pain by the patients was noted and its frequency was compared between the two groups. The uterine tone was assessed as adequate or inadequate by an obstetrician. The data were entered into SPSS version 22. Patient demographic data were analyzed with independent samples T-test and the study data were analyzed with Chi‑square test and presented as n (%). p < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: Epigastric pain was noted in 25 (52.03%) out of 48 parturients in Group-A and 15 (30%) out of 50 in Group-B (p = 0.026). There was no significant difference in the uterotonic effect of oxytocin between the two groups (p = 0.736). Conclusion:  We conclude that oxytocin infusion is associated with lower frequency of epigastric pain in elective LSCS when compared to intravenous bolus of an equivalent dose of oxytocin, However, the effect on uterine contractions was adequate with both methods. Citation: Kashif A, Kiani RB, Shabbir SMA, Mahmood T, Sabir G, Fatima NE, Khan WA. Epigastric pain after intravenous administration of oxytocin in patients undergoing lower segment cesarean section: A quasi experimental study comparing intravenous bolus with infusion technique. Anaesth pain intensive care 2020;24(1):_ DOI: https://doi.org/10.35975/apic.v2i1. Received – 20 February 2019; Reviewed – 4, 16 March, 25 June, 9 September, 2, 25 November, 10 December 2019, 7 January 2020; Revised – 19 June, 10 August, 29 September, 1 November 2019, 6 January 2020; Accepted – 10 January 2020;


Author(s):  
V.N. Demidov, A.I. Gus, T.A. Yarygina

Our statistical analysis, based on ultrasound examination of 7069 pregnant women, showed that both in the absence and in the presence of a scar on the uterus in the region of its lower segment, the placenta in the 3rd trimester of pregnancy was located extremely rarely, only in 0.1%. It was either primarily located in other parts of the uterus, or migrated from the lower segment of the uterus towards the bottom. In the case of the location of the placenta in this area, its ingrowth was not observed only in 2.3% of women. The main ultrasound signs of ingrowth of the placenta into the scar was the absence of its migration, as well as the presence of a combination of placenta previa with its localization in the scar zone. From the data obtained, it follows that the sensitivity of ultrasound diagnosis of placental accreta was 97.7%, and the specificity was 99.9%. According to our data, ingrown placenta in most cases can be delivered as early as 14–19 weeks, and the time spent on detecting this pathology usually does not exceed one minute.


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