Are Cesarean Section and Appendectomy in Pregnancy and Puerperium Interrelated? A Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

It is not known whether appendectomy for acute appendicitis (AA) increases the Cesarean section (CS) rate and whether CS increases the likelihood of AA and appendectomy in the early puerperium. In this study, delivery type and delivery outcomes and appendectomy during pregnancy and puerperium were analyzed.

Methods

This cross-sectional retrospective study was performed on 11,513 women, delivered during 2015-2020. Inclusion criteria were patients undergoing appendectomy for AA during pregnancy and the first 6 weeks after delivery. Evaluating parameters were age, parity, gestational week at birth, delivery type, and babies' birth weight.

Results

Thirty-two patients underwent appendectomy: 12 during pregnancy (2 in the first trimester, 6 in the second trimes

SUBMITTER: Sahin B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8891163 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature