Increasing Trend of Caesarean Section in Patan Hospital

Authors

  • Binita Pradhan Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Lalitpur, Nepal.
  • Sarda Duwal Shrestha Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Lalitpur, Nepal.
  • Laxmi RC Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Lalitpur, Nepal.
  • Paban Sharma Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Lalitpur, Nepal.
  • Shital Bhandary Department of Community Medicine, Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Lalitpur, Nepal.

Keywords:

caesarean section, indications, trend of caesarean section

Abstract

Introduction: Caesarean section has been in rising trend every day by day. The study was done to find out the rate of caesarean section and its indications.
Methods: This was a retrospective study conducted from January 2010 to December 2014. All cases were reviewed through the records regarding the indications of caesarean section.
Results: Out of 44713 deliveries, 18718(41.9%) had caesarean section. The rate of caesarean section was 38.4% in 2010 which increased to 46.9% in 2014. The most common indication for caesarean section was cephalo-pelvic disproportion (19.9%).The next common indication was previous caesarean section (16.5%).
Conclusion: The study concluded that there is an increasing trend of caesarean section due to various causes.

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2015-12-31

How to Cite

Pradhan, B., Shrestha, S. D., RC, L., Sharma, P., & Bhandary, S. (2015). Increasing Trend of Caesarean Section in Patan Hospital. Journal of General Practice and Emergency Medicine of Nepal, 4(06), 3–5. Retrieved from https://nepjol.info/index.php/jgpemn/article/view/89835

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Vol. 4 No. 06 (2015)

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Original Articles

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