Caesarean Section (urgent)

Surgical delivery of one or more babies by an incision in the lower abdomen (urgent)

Speciality Obstetrics
Urgency elective
Duration 30 min to 1.5 h
Blood Loss 250 to 1.5 litre
Anaesthesia Regional Anaesthetic - Spinal, Combined Spinal + Epidural, Epidural top-up
Anaesthesia II General +/- Local Anaesthetic, General +/- Nerve Block
Nerve Blocks TAP-Block
Procedures Urinary catheter
Pain moderate (+++)
Post-op Pain Local up to 4-8 hours, Nerve Block up to 10-30 hours
Post-op Pain II Tablets, Suppositories, Injection (im, iv), +/- PCA
Hospital Stay 2 to 5 days
Full Recovery 4 to 8 weeks

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