General Obstetrics
Conditions
Interventions
Early discharge group
Late discharge group
Sponsors
Dr Innocent Omeje
Dr. Leonard Ajah
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.The patient will be booked and will be attending antenatal care at either UNTH or ESUTH. 2.The patient will be booked for an elective Caesarean delivery and has been reviewed by the anesthetist and certified fit for surgery. 3.Patient who has given written consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Patient with co-morbidities that may require multidisciplinary management such as sickle cell anaemia, asthma, diabetes mellitus, and cardiac disease in pregnancy. 2.Patient who is not fit for discharge.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Overall patient’s satisfaction, using structured questionnaire containing 46 questions and will be scored between 46 and 230 points. The cut-off point will be determined by the mean score. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.Mean cost of hospital bills. 2.Proportion of participants who developed clinical wound infection: swelling, induration of wound edges, seropurulent/purulent discharge or wound dehiscence, fever greater or equal to 380C or differential warmth. | — |
Countries
Nigeria
Contacts
Public ContactCyril Dim
Professor
Outcome results
None listed