Caesarean section in morbidly obese parturient: Technical difficulties
Vol. 9 No. 1 (2020), Case Report
Vol. 9 No. 1 (2020)

Caesarean section in morbidly obese parturient: Technical difficulties

Case Report
Published 2021-03-22
Tanya Das
MD Resident, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal
Rachana Saha
Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal
Rosina Manandhar
Lecturer, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal.
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Keywords

Caesarean section; Morbid obesity; Spinal anaesthesia

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Das, T., Saha, R., & Manandhar, R. (2021). Caesarean section in morbidly obese parturient: Technical difficulties. Journal of Kathmandu Medical College, 9(1), 60–62. Retrieved from https://www.jkmc.com.np/ojs3/index.php/journal/article/view/1006
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Abstract

Approximately one third of women of reproductive age group are obese. Obesity significantly increases caesarean section rate. Not only is obesity associated with unfavourable clinical outcomes for both mother and childal

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