Obesity is a metabolic condition associated with </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">a significant</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> morbidity and mortality ra...Obesity is a metabolic condition associated with </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">a significant</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> morbidity and mortality rate. In the pregnant context, this risk is even higher because of the contingent of metabolic and </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">haemodynamic</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> complications present in the ante-, intra- </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">and</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> post-partum periods. In these people, the recommended delivery method is </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">caesarean</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> section, which is not easy to perform. </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Our aim is</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> to explain the particularities and advantages of epigastric incision in obese women during a caesarean section. The authors report the case of a patient who was admitted to the maternity ward of the Yaounde Central Hospital for management of a post-date</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">,</span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> and in whom an elective </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">caesarean</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> section was indicated with an epigastric approach. The vertical </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">supra umbilical</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> incision should be recommended because it is subject to fewer complications</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> and</span><span style="font-family:""> <span style="font-family:Verdana;">reduces</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> the operating time and hospital stay.展开更多
文摘Obesity is a metabolic condition associated with </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">a significant</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> morbidity and mortality rate. In the pregnant context, this risk is even higher because of the contingent of metabolic and </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">haemodynamic</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> complications present in the ante-, intra- </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">and</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> post-partum periods. In these people, the recommended delivery method is </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">caesarean</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> section, which is not easy to perform. </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Our aim is</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> to explain the particularities and advantages of epigastric incision in obese women during a caesarean section. The authors report the case of a patient who was admitted to the maternity ward of the Yaounde Central Hospital for management of a post-date</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">,</span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> and in whom an elective </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">caesarean</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> section was indicated with an epigastric approach. The vertical </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">supra umbilical</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> incision should be recommended because it is subject to fewer complications</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> and</span><span style="font-family:""> <span style="font-family:Verdana;">reduces</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> the operating time and hospital stay.
