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Experimental Methods to Study Human Postural Control
Published on: September 11, 2019
A comparison of 2 cesarean section methods, modified Misgav-Ladach and Pfannenstiel-Kerr: A randomized controlled
Nur Şahin1, Mine Genc1, Gülüzar Arzu Turan1
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sifa University, Izmir, Turkey.
Background:
The modified Misgav-Ladach method (MML) is a minimally invasive cesarean section procedure compared with the classic Pfannenstiel-Kerr (PK) method.
Objectives:
The aim of the study was to compare the MML method and the PK method in terms of intraoperative and short-term postoperative outcomes.
Material And Methods:
This prospective, randomized controlled trial involved 252 pregnant women scheduled for primary emergency or elective cesarean section between October, 2014 and July, 2015. The primary outcome measures were the duration of surgery, extraction time, Apgar score, blood loss, wound complications, and number of sutures used. Secondary outcome measures were the wound infection, time of bowel restitution, visual analogue scale (VAS) scores at 6 h and 24 h after the operation, limitations in movement, and analgesic requirements. At 6 weeks after surgery, the patients were evaluated regarding late complications.
Results:
There was a significant reduction in total operating and extraction time in the MML group (p < 0.001). Limitations in movement were lower at 24 h after the MML operation, and less analgesic was required in the MML group. There was no difference between the 2 groups in terms of febrile morbidity or the duration of hospitalization. At 6 weeks after the operation, no complaints and no additional complications from the surgery were noted.
Conclusions:
The MML method is a minimally invasive cesarean section. In the future, as surgeons' experience increases, MML will likely be chosen more often than the classic PK method.
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