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MATERNAL MORTALITY FROM CAESAREAN SECTION IN INFECTED CASES*

M.P. Gogoi

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Summary The treatment of 158 grossly infected patients in late labour has been reviewed. The morbidity and mortality following Caesarean section in such cases is high compared to vaginal delivery by destructive operation. Vaginal delivery by destructive operation in skilled hands is safer, although cases have to be carefully judged and selected. Caesarean section is not refused if the fetus is alive even in the presence of infection and it is the best method of treatment when the lower segment is on the verge of rupture, even if the fetus is dead.

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Summary The treatment of 158 grossly infected patients in late labour has been reviewed. The morbidity and mortality following Caesarean section in such cases is high compared to vaginal delivery by destructive operation. Vaginal delivery by destructive operation in skilled hands is safer, although cases have to be carefully judged and selected. Caesarean section is not refused if the fetus is alive even in the presence of infection and it is the best method of treatment when the lower segment is on the verge of rupture, even if the fetus is dead.

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Summary The treatment of 158 grossly infected patients in late labour has been reviewed. The morbidity and mortality following Caesarean section in such cases is high compared to vaginal delivery by destructive operation. Vaginal delivery by destructive operation in skilled hands is safer, although cases have to be carefully judged and selected. Caesarean section is not refused if the fetus is alive even in the presence of infection and it is the best method of treatment when the lower segment is on the verge of rupture, even if the fetus is dead.

Key concepts: Caesarean section, Vaginal delivery, Medicine, Obstetrics, Section (typography), Perinatal mortality, Fetus, Pregnancy

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