Perimortem caesarean sections (PMCS).

Perimortem caesarean section.

This review describes a simple approach to perimortem caesarean section (PMCS) that can be used by a doctor in the resuscitation room or prehospital environment when faced with a mother of more than 20 weeks gestation in cardiac arrest. It explores the indications for and contraindications to the procedure, the physiological rationale behind it, equipment needed, technical aspects of the proced...

[Infections after Caesarean sections].

BACKGROUND All hospitals in Norway are required to participate in the Norwegian Surveillance System for Hospital-Acquired Infections (NOIS). Hospitals can choose to have from one to five given surgical procedures under surveillance, caesarean section being one of them. This article describes the incidence of surgical site infections after caesarean sections and identifies causes for such infect...

Paediatrics SHOs attending elective caesarean sections.

We conducted a retrospective analysis of neonatal resuscitation following “low risk” caesarean delivery over a 12-month period from 1st July 2001 to 30th June 2002. An SHO attends all such births to receive and assess the baby and resuscitate if required. Attendance at deliveries takes precedence over other responsibilities. The midwife present is fully trained in neonatal resuscitation. Th...

Private-sector caesarean sections in perspective.

Maternal cardiac arrest and perimortem caesarean delivery: evidence or expert-based?

AIM To examine the outcomes of maternal cardiac arrest and the evidence for the 4-min time frame from arrest to perimortem caesarean delivery (PMCD) recommended in current resuscitation and obstetric guidelines. DATA SOURCES AND METHODS Review and data extraction from all reported maternal cardiac arrests occurring prior to delivery (1980-2010). Cases were included if they provided details re...