Emergency Caesarean Section

🔬How Emergency Caesarean Section is Performed

• 1Pre-operative assessment — blood work, ECG, imaging, and fitness for spinal anesthesia
• 2Administration of spinal anesthesia by the anaesthesia team
• 3Surgical access — incisions or ports created based on open or minimally invasive approach
• 4Core procedure: Urgent surgical delivery of a baby when vaginal delivery poses imminent risk to mother or baby requiring immediate intervention
• 5Haemostasis, drain placement if needed, and systematic closure of surgical layers
• 6Transfer to recovery room for anaesthesia reversal and vital-sign monitoring