Enhanced recovery after caesarean section - a call to action

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36303/SAJAA.3290

Keywords:

enhanced recovery, Caesarean section, patient-related outcomes

Abstract

Caesarean section (CS) is the most common surgical procedure globally and represents a third of surgeries performed in resource-limited settings.1,2 In South Africa (SA), the reported CS rate in the public sector was 24.1% in 2015 and continues to rise.3 A SA study found that pain assessment post-CS was poor, with less than a third of patients receiving analgesics as prescribed.4 Another SA study found that post-CS patients experienced the highest incidence of moderate to severe pain of all procedures (> 80%).5 Pain management post-CS remains particularly challenging in resource-limited settings, especially in the context of enhanced recovery programmes.1,2

Author Biographies

Z Jooma, University of the Witwatersrand

Department of Anaesthesia, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Department of Anaesthesia, Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, South Africa

T Kleyenstuber

Private Practice, South Africa

JA Van Niekerk, University of the Witwatersrand

Department of Anaesthesia, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Department of Anaesthesia, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, South Africa

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Published

2025-10-23

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Vol. 31 No. 5 (2025)

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Letters to the Editor

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