title: Caesarean sections at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital: A three year review.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To review the caesarean sections (C/S) performed at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital (SQUH), Muscat, Oman, over a period of three years.
  
  
  METHODS
  The records of 727 patients who underwent C/S at SQUH during the three year period from 1st July 1998 to 30th June 2001 were analysed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The C/S rate during this period was 13%, 42.6% of which were repeat C/S. Most were performed on women in the age group 26-30 years and of parity 2-3. The majority of the caesareans were at term and done under general anaesthesia. The most common indication was fetal distress and the most common complication was fever.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The rate, indications, nature and frequency of complications of C/S performed at SQUH are similar to those at obstetric departments in academic hospitals in developed countries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, P.O.Box: 38, Postal Code: 123, Al Khod, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
authors.forename: Mariam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mathew
authors.forename: Radha
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kumari
authors.forename: Vlasta
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vaclavinkova
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Krolikowski
keywords: Caesarean section; cephalopelvic disproportion; disseminated intravascular coagulation; macrosomia; prophylactic antibiotics
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