Clinical experience with a C-section surgical technique in patients with morbid obesity: a case series

Obesity is a public health challenge that has crossed into the area of reproductive health. An obese pregnant woman has multiple complications before, during, and after pregnancy. Likewise, cesarean section is more difficult and has slower recovery times in this group of patients. This paper propose...

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Main Authors: Mayra Elena Hernández Carrazco, Alejandra Rodríguez Torres, Omar Ortiz Pineda, Juan Rodríguez Torres, Donovan Casas Patiño
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Medwave Estudios Limitada 2014-07-01
Series:Medwave
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author Mayra Elena Hernández Carrazco
Alejandra Rodríguez Torres
Omar Ortiz Pineda
Juan Rodríguez Torres
Donovan Casas Patiño
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description Obesity is a public health challenge that has crossed into the area of reproductive health. An obese pregnant woman has multiple complications before, during, and after pregnancy. Likewise, cesarean section is more difficult and has slower recovery times in this group of patients. This paper proposes a surgical technique adapted to the morbidly obese pregnant patient that aims to reduce cesarean section complications
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spelling doaj.art-26dd0b396d2e4e70b0de601f518fd8e62022-12-22T03:06:41ZengMedwave Estudios LimitadaMedwave0717-63842014-07-011406e5978e597810.5867/medwave.2014.06.5978Clinical experience with a C-section surgical technique in patients with morbid obesity: a case seriesMayra Elena Hernández Carrazco0Alejandra Rodríguez Torres1Omar Ortiz Pineda2Juan Rodríguez Torres3Donovan Casas Patiño4Hospital General Regional con Unidad de Medicina Familiar No. 1, IMSS, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México; Hospital de la Mujer, Yautepec, Morelos, MéxicoInstituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, MéxicoHospital de la Mujer, Yautepec, Morelos, MéxicoHospital de la Mujer, Yautepec, Morelos, MéxicoUniversidad Autónoma del Estado de México Centro Universitario Amecameca, México Obesity is a public health challenge that has crossed into the area of reproductive health. An obese pregnant woman has multiple complications before, during, and after pregnancy. Likewise, cesarean section is more difficult and has slower recovery times in this group of patients. This paper proposes a surgical technique adapted to the morbidly obese pregnant patient that aims to reduce cesarean section complicationsobesitypregnancycesarean sectionsurgical technique
spellingShingle Mayra Elena Hernández Carrazco
Alejandra Rodríguez Torres
Omar Ortiz Pineda
Juan Rodríguez Torres
Donovan Casas Patiño
Clinical experience with a C-section surgical technique in patients with morbid obesity: a case series
Medwave
obesity
pregnancy
cesarean section
surgical technique
title Clinical experience with a C-section surgical technique in patients with morbid obesity: a case series
title_full Clinical experience with a C-section surgical technique in patients with morbid obesity: a case series
title_fullStr Clinical experience with a C-section surgical technique in patients with morbid obesity: a case series
title_full_unstemmed Clinical experience with a C-section surgical technique in patients with morbid obesity: a case series
title_short Clinical experience with a C-section surgical technique in patients with morbid obesity: a case series
title_sort clinical experience with a c section surgical technique in patients with morbid obesity a case series
topic obesity
pregnancy
cesarean section
surgical technique
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