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BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT |
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- Economic Issues
- Caesarean Delivery Rates: Goals vs. Reality
- Types of Physicians Performing Caesarean Delivery
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INDICATIONS FOR CAESAREAN
DELIVERY
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- Indications
- Repeat Caesarean
- Diagnosis of Dystocia
- Non-Reassuring Fetal Heart Rate
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PREPARATION FOR SURGERY |
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- Preparation for Surgery
- Role of the Surgical Assistant
- Operative Note
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SURGICAL TECHNIQUE |
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- Simplified Technique
- Difference from the Pfannenstiel Technique
- Illustrated Steps
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OPTIONS IN SURGICAL TECHNIQUE |
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- Abdominal Incision
- Visceral Peritoneum
- Opening the Uterus
- Delivery of the Placenta
- Closure of the Uterus
- Peritoneal Closure
- Subcutaneous Tissues
- Skin Closure
- Final Check of the Uterus
- Peri-mortem Caesarean Delivery
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POSTOPERATIVE CARE |
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- Postoperative Orders
- Counselling Points
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COMPLICATIONS |
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- Identifying Patients at Risk for Surgical Complications
- Abdominal Dystocia
- Caesarean Delivery in the Patient with Chorioamnionitis
- Uterine Haemorrhage
- Bladder Injury
- Bowel Injury
- Postoperative Fever
- Thromboembolic Complications
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