Maternal and Neonatal Outcome following Day Two versus Day Five or Seven Discharge after an Uncomplicated Elective Caesarean Section: A Randomized Control Study
Table 2
Surgical profile of the study population.
Parameters
Day 2 discharge () (%)
Day 5-7 discharge () (%)
value
Surgical time
1.04
0.596
<1 hour
28 (25.9)
36 (32.1)
1-2 hours
76 (70.4)
72 (64.3)
>2 hours
4 (3.7)
4 (3.6)
Cadre of surgeon
4.69
0.096
Consultant obstetrician
48 (44.4)
66 (58.9)
Senior registrar
58 (53.7)
44 (39.3)
Registrar
2 (1.9)
2 (1.8)
Anesthesia
0.59
0.445
Regional
66 (61.1)
74 (66.1)
General
42 (38.9)
38 (33.9)
Skin incision
3.33
0.068
Midline
16 (14.8)
8 (7.1)
Transverse
92 (85.2)
104 (92.9)
Skin closure
1.26
0.262
Interrupted
4 (3.7)
8 (7.1)
Subcuticular
104 (96.3)
104 (92.9)
Blood loss
3.06
0.217
<500 ml
41 (38.0)
31 (27.7)
500-1000 ml
63 (58.3)
78 (69.6)
>1000 ml
4 (3.7)
3 (2.7)
Cost of care (naira)‡
1.65
0.649
<50,000
1 (0.9)
1 (0.9)
50-100,000
21 (19.4)
19 (17.0)
101-150,000
76 (70.4)
86 (76.8)
>150,000
10 (9.3)
6 (5.4)
Consultant obstetrician—specialist; senior registrar—specialist in training who has passed his 1st tier of examination but yet to pass his last tier of examination; registrar—a medical doctor in training who is yet to pass any tier of examination ‡360 naira = 1 USA dollar.
