BACKGROUND Cesarean section rates are increasing worldwide, and a rapid increase has been observed in Iran. Disagreement exists between clinicians about when to use cesarean section. We aimed to identify the appropriateness criteria for the use of cesarean section in Iran. METHOD A consensus development study using a modified version of the RAND Appropriateness Method (RAM). We generated scen...

background: the administration of opioids before induction of general anesthesia can be considered as a problem in cesarean section. the aim of this study was to compare the effects of intravenous fentanyl as a premedication before induction of general anesthesia versus placebo on maternal hemodynamic parameters and on the first and fifth minutes apgar score in the neonates in elective cesarean...

SUMMARY The effect of antibiotic prophylaxis in repeat cesarean section were studied in a prospective, double blind clinical trial. 102 pregnant patients with history of previous cesarean section were studied. The partients entered in two groups; A & B: group A were given 2gr cephalosporin and group B 2gr placebo for 3 dose (IV). From 102 patients 48 pt were in group A and 54 were in group B. ...

background intravenous opioids are administered to prevent and control hemodynamic changes due to endotracheal intubation. except for special cases such as preeclampsia, these drugs are not recommended for parturants candidate for cesarean section because of the respiratory depression caused in the newborn. objectives according to rapid metabolism of remifentanil, the current study aimed to com...

BACKGROUND We examined whether or not the Japanese pregnant women with a history of a cesarean section have the knowledge about the benefits and harms of trial of labor after cesarean (TOLAC) and elective repeat cesarean delivery (ERCD). METHODS We reviewed the obstetric records of 121 Japanese women with a prior cesarean section who visited our hospital for reservation of their second delive...

Pregnancy luteoma is a non-neoplastic lesion of the ovary occurring during pregnancy and is usually discovered incidentally at the time of a cesarean section or during postpartum tubal ligation. An accurate diagnosis is important for the mother and the fetus as it can be confused with ovarian malignancy leading to unnecessary surgery. We report a case of a pregnant female who was discovered to ...

Since the mid-1980s, cesarean section rates in Canada have declined. By 1993, 18 of every 100 deliveries were by cesarean section, compared with close to 20 per 100 in 1987. As well, in 1993, 9 of every 100 deliveries were primary cesareans, down from a high of almost 11 per 100 in the mid-1980s. And the repeat cesarean section rate fell from 39 per 100 cesareans in the mid-1980s to 34 in 1993....

PURPOSE The aims of this study were to analyze the predictive factors for the use of intrauterine balloon insertion and to evaluate the efficacy and factors affecting failure of uterine tamponade with a Bakri balloon during cesarean section for abnormal placentation. METHODS We reviewed the medical records of 137 patients who underwent elective cesarean section for placenta previa between Jul...