• Pak J Med Sci · Nov 2021

    Comparison of intra operative hemorrhage by blunt and sharp expansion of uterine incision at cesarean section.

    • FaizaDr. Faiza, FCPS. Senior Registrar, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Saidu Teaching Hospital, Swat, KPK, Pakistan., Farhadia Sadaf, Behzar Ameena, and Nadia Rashid Khan.
    • Dr. Faiza, FCPS. Senior Registrar, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Saidu Teaching Hospital, Swat, KPK, Pakistan.
    • Pak J Med Sci. 2021 Nov 1; 37 (7): 1994-1998.

    ObjectivesTo compare the effect of blunt and sharp incision of uterus at cesarean section on intra-operative haemorrhage.MethodsThis trial was conducted at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Pakistan Ordinance Factory Hospital, Wah Cantt from 14th January to 13th July 2012. Total 80 women planned for lower segment cesarean section through Pfannensteil incision were randomized to either blunt uterine incision (Group-A, n=40) or sharp uterine incision (Group-B, n=40). The fall in Haemoglobin and HCT was compared in two groups and analyzed with help of SPSS version 10.ResultsBoth groups were similar in terms of demographic features like age, parity, gestational age and indication for cesarean section. The participants in Group-A reveled significantly less drop of mean Hb concentration as compared to Group-B (1.47±1.08 and 1.95±0.85 respectively, P value 0.031). Similarly, the fall in mean HCT was significantly less in Group-A in comparison to Group-B (3.21±1.3 and 4.21±2.17 respectively, P-value 0.015).ConclusionBlunt expansion of uterine incision during caesarean section is associated with less fall in Haemoglobin and HCT as compared to sharp expansion.Copyright: © Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences.

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