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• East Afr Med J · Apr 2006

  Incidence of obesity in parturients scheduled for caesarean section, intra-operative complications, management and outcome.

  To determine the incidence of obesity in parturients scheduled for Caesarean section, identify intra-operative complications, management and outcome. ⋯ There is a high incidence of obesity in parturients. This group of patients constitutes a high risk group in obstetric anaesthesia. The incidence of complications was higher in the obese than in the non-obese.

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