BACKGROUND AND METHODS Caesarean section (C-section) is a major obstetric intervention for saving lives of women and their newborns from pregnancy and childbirth related complications. Un-necessary C-sections may have adverse impact upon maternal and neonatal outcomes. In Bangladesh there is paucity of data on clinical indication of C-section at population level. We conducted a retrospective st...

In this section, both spinal pain and radicular pain are considered. Definitions of spinal pain and related phenomena are offered first, followed by principles related to spinal pain and a comment on radicular pain and radiculopathy. Next there follows a detailed schedule of classifications of spinal pain affecting the cervical and thoracic regions. This schedule is intended to be comprehensive...

Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology 2009, 22:352–356 Purpose of review We describe the different possible anaesthetic techniques for an emergency caesarean section. To choose the right method of anaesthesia may have major implications for mother, child and all involved personnel. The major controversy is whether one have other or better alternatives or both than general anaesthesia, with a rapid...

caesarean section (c-section) rates have been increasing dramatically in the past decades around the world. this increase has been attributed to multiple factors such as maternal, socio-demographic and institutional fac-tors. therefore, this study examines the impact of maternal, socio-demographic and relevant characteristics on caesar-ean delivery in the northern region of bangladesh.this stud...

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Abstract Introduction With increasing caesarean section (c-section) rates, personalised communication of risk has become paramount. A reliable tool to predict complications would support evidence-based discussion around planned mode birth. Method MEDLINE, Embase, Web Science, CINAHL, and the Cochrane Library were searched on 27th January with terms relating c-section, prognostic models, such as...