Standardizing Cesarean Section and Cesarean Section Complications-Video Presentation

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The video features Deepa Ilangovan, a third-year medical student, introducing Dr. Cox-Padota, an OBGYN focused on clinical practice, education, and women's health care. Dr. Cox-Padota is the OBGYN Residency Site Director at McNeil Hospital and is involved in research on COVID-19 vaccination among pregnant patients and IVF success rates. The presentation discusses standardizing cesarean section protocols to improve maternal and neonatal outcomes. Dr. Cox-Padota emphasizes the benefits of standardizing techniques to reduce complications, ensuring a streamlined procedure that can decrease infection rates and operative times. The presentation discusses various practices, including omitting bladder flap formation, recommended methods for uterine incisions, and the use of antibiotics. It also highlights research on the PUSH vs. POLE method for fetal extraction and uterine repair. The discussion advances into handling complications in cesarean sections related to different factors like obesity, previous surgeries, and placenta issues. Techniques such as omitting peritoneal closure, type of suture for uterine repair, and managing difficult extractions are outlined. The session concludes with audience questions about surgical techniques, preferences for postpartum wound care, and handling complex cases within cesarean sections.

Keywords

Deepa Ilangovan

Dr. Cox-Padota

OBGYN

cesarean section

maternal outcomes

neonatal outcomes

COVID-19 vaccination

IVF success rates

surgical techniques