Comparison of Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes in Elective and Emergency Cesarean Hysterectomies: A Prospective Observational Study

  • Muralikrishnan Nambiar*
  • , Anupama Y. Suresh
  • , Athulya Sreenivas
  • , Jithin Surendran
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Objective: Comparing maternal and perinatal outcomes in emergency cesarean hysterectomies with elective cesarean hysterectomies. Materials and methods: “Prospective observational study” conducted at two centers in India from July 2018 to June 2022. Results: About 45 patients underwent cesarean hysterectomy. Out of this, 26.7% underwent elective CH and 73.3% underwent emergency CH. “Placenta accreta” was the most common and the only cause for elective CH (100%) whereas the most common cause for emergency CH was found to be atonic PPH (72.7%) which was followed by ruptured uterus (27.3%). The average duration of surgical procedure was much higher in the emergency CH compared with emergency CH group (177.73 ± 5.88 minutes vs 118.75 ± 4.33 minutes; p < 0.001). ICU care was required in 90.9% patients of emergency CH patients in comparison with 25% of patients who had elective CH (p-value of 0.002). Patients who underwent emergency CH required massive blood transfusions much more frequently (100%) than those who underwent elective CH (25%), (p < 0.001). Duration of stay in ICU in patients who underwent emergency CH was much more compared with elective CH (9.00 ± 3.40 days vs 3.40 ± 4.39 days), (p < 0.001). Severe maternal morbidities were more common in patients who underwent emergency CH (100 vs 25%; p < 0.001). Maternal death was more prevalent in emergency CH when compared with elective CH (18.2% vs zero; p-value of 0.113). Intraoperative bladder injury was seen in 50% of patients who underwent elective CH (p < 0.001). Stillbirth was more common in emergency CH (54.5% vs zero; p-value of 0.001). Babies born with poor APGAR score at 1 minute were much more in emergency CH (100% vs zero; p-value of 0.001). Conclusion: Elective CH has far less adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes. Whenever adverse outcomes are anticipated with cesarean, it is highly advisable to be prepared for an elective CH.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)680-683
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of South Asian Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Volume16
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 01-11-2024

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Obstetrics and Gynaecology

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