Evaluating the impact of an enhanced recovery programme on the Obstetric Quality-of-Recovery score (ObsQoR-10) after elective Caesarean section in a South African public hospital: a prospective before-after study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Caesarean section is a common surgical procedure, accounting for almost a third of all surgical procedures in low- middle-income countries. Enhanced recovery after Caesarean section (ERAC) programmes are rarely implemented in resource-limited settings. This study evaluated a tailored enhanced recovery programme's impact on quality of recovery after elective Caesarean section in a Johannesburg public hospital.

Methods

This was a prospective, observational, before-after cohort study. Fifty-two patients (aged ≥18 yr) undergoing elective Caesarean section were analysed, comprising a pre-ERAC cohort (n=25), analysed from 8 to 22 April 2024 and a post-ERAC cohort (n=27), analysed from 3 to13 June 2024. The primary outcome was postpartum recovery measured b

SUBMITTER: van Niekerk JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11787429 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature