Anaesthetic Management of Caesarean Sections at the Markala Reference Health Centre

Abstract

Our work is a prospective study of 73 caesarean section cases (from 10 October to 10 December 2022), i.e. a period of 2 months at the Csréf in Markala. Our caesarean section success rate was 65.17%. The 20 to 40 age group was the most represented, with 73.97%, ranging from 16 to 42. In 83.56% of cases, caesarean sections were performed urgently. The indications for caesarean section were dominated by scar uterus (28.77%) and acute foetal distress (19.18%). General anaesthesia was the anaesthetic technique used in 89.04% of cases. Ketamine was the only narcotic used for induction and maintenance. Vomiting (8.22% of parturients) was the most common post-operative complication in the immediate post-partum period. Post-operative pain was managed with a combination of Paracetamol and Nefopam.