Title
Caesarean section among seven public hospitals at Lima: Trend analysis during 2001-2008 period
Date Issued
01 January 2010
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
Instituto Nacional de Salud
Abstract
Objective. To analyze the trend of the monthly "caesarean section rate" (CSR) at the DISA V Lima-Ciudad Hospitals during the period 2001 - 2008. Material and methods. Ecological study that aim to analyze the monthly reports of all DISA V Lima-Ciudad Hospitals that attends childbirths, and by analyzing the trend of theirs monthly caesarean section ratio or monthly CSR (TCM = total caesarean births in a month * 100/total number of newborns in the same month) to determine their characteristic patterns. Results. Of the 7 hospitals studied, it was found that between 2001 and 2008, TCM average was 36,9% ± 9,1% (range: 16,5%-71,4%). from 2001 (33,5% ± 6,9%) to 2008 (39,7% ± 8,3%) years TCM increased 6,9% ± 7,0% on average, having registered a increase of 7,7% ± 6,4% at the year 2007 (43,5% ± 9,8%). Analyzing the TCM trend was found that most hospitals have a significant increase between 2004 and 2005 years. Analyzing the TCM trend was found that it tends to increase in April (37,9% ± 9,7%) and September (40,2% ± 8,9%), cycle that characterize most DISA V Lima-Ciudad Hospitals. Conclusions. TCM of the DISA V Lima-Ciudad Hospitals length exceeds the limit recommended by WHO and, during the period 2001-2008, has had a significant trend to increase.
Start page
45
End page
50
Volume
27
Issue
1
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Obstetricia, Ginecología
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-77953682652
Source
Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Publica
ISSN of the container
17264634
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