Effectiveness of Standard Post Operative Care on Post Operative Outcome Among Women Who Had Undergone Lscs in Selected Hospital at Delhi: A Pilot Study

Abstract

Introduction: Caesarean section is one kind of surgical process that is generally used in the delivery case by incision on the uterus and abdomen. Nowadays 32% of mothers prefers the surgical delivery. There are high chances of mortality and morbidity related to improper management of women after LSCS. Nurses play a key role in post operative management of mother and child in order to reduce discomfort and enhance experience of hospital stay in women. Objective : This study has the main objective to recognize the effectiveness of post-operative care on post-operative outcome among women who had undergone LSCS in selected hospital of Delhi. Methods: time series research design was used to assess the effectiveness of standard post-operative care among 24 women (12 in control group and 12 in experimental group) admitted in ward. This study has selected non-probability purposive sampling to choose women. Self-structured and standard tools were used to collect the data. Data analysis was performed in SPSS version Results: The study findings reveal that there was a significant improvement in experimental group in terms of wound healing, activity of daily living and bowel function (p<0.005) which proves standard post-operative care was significant in improving health of women after LCSC. Conclusion: The present study reveals that standard post-operative care was effective in improving morbidity among women who had undergone LSCS.