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  • Medical Imaging
  • Surgical Risk Assessment

Background:

  • Complex cesareans carry significant short- and long-term complications, with complication rates rising with repeat procedures.
  • Increasing cesarean section incidence necessitates better methods for identifying high-risk cases.
  • Current practice often limits preoperative ultrasound to specific indications like placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) disorders.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the benefits and applications of preoperative ultrasound in managing complex or difficult cesarean deliveries.
  • To evaluate ultrasound's role in assessing maternal and fetal risk factors for surgical difficulty.
  • To discuss the potential for routine preoperative ultrasound before all cesarean sections.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing literature on preoperative ultrasound in cesarean delivery.
  • Identification of ultrasonographic markers for surgical risk factors such as placenta previa, PAS, fibroids, adhesions, and fetal vessels.
  • Analysis of ultrasound's accessibility, ease of use, and patient acceptance in obstetrical care.

Main Results:

  • Ultrasound can identify anatomical changes and risk factors (placenta previa, PAS, fibroids, adhesions, fetal vessels) predicting intraoperative complications.
  • Ultrasound is readily available, accessible, easy to perform, and well-accepted by patients.
  • Limited research exists on its role beyond PAS risk assessment in complex cesareans.

Conclusions:

  • Preoperative ultrasound is a valuable tool for assessing risks in complex cesarean deliveries.
  • Further research is needed to determine the efficacy and feasibility of routine preoperative ultrasound for all cesarean sections.
  • Integrating ultrasound assessment could enhance patient safety and surgical planning for difficult cesareans.