TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Postoperative Complications of Cesarean Section
A1  - Dooley-Hash, Suzanne
A1  - Knoop, Kevin J.
A2  - Knoop, Kevin J.
A2  - Stack, Lawrence B.
A2  - Storrow, Alan B.
A2  - Thurman, R. Jason
Y1  - 2021
N1  - 
T2  - The Atlas of Emergency Medicine, 5e
AB  - Nearly  one  in  four  births  are  by  cesarean  section  in  the  United  States.  As  with  any  major  surgery,  there  are  several  potential  complications  related  to  this  procedure.  For  the  mother,  immediate  complications  include  hemorrhage,  uterine  atony,  and  damage  to  the  uterus  and  other  abdominal  organs.  Immediately  postoperatively,  problems  with  the  wound  (infection  and  dehiscence),  endometritis,  and  sepsis  are  possible.  Complications  with  future  pregnancies  are  long-term  concerns.  Patients  may  present  to  the  ED  with  complaints  of  problems  with  the  wound  (bleeding  or  purulent  discharge),  erythema,  tenderness,  or  dehiscence  or  with  signs  of  pelvic  infection  or  sepsis  (fever,  hypotension,  pelvic  pain,  purulent  vaginal  discharge,  or  increased  bleeding).  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1181041818
ER  -