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FANEITE, Pedro; RIVERA, Clara; FANEITE, Josmery  y  AMATO, Rosanna. Cesárea y mortalidad perinatal: Incidencia y tendencia 42 años (1969-2010). Rev Obstet Ginecol Venez [online]. 2012, vol.72, n.3, pp.145-151. ISSN 0048-7732.

Objective: To determine what has been the incidence and trends of cesarean section and perinatal mortality (PM) during 42 years of medical service. Hospital “Dr. Adolfo Prince Lara”, Puerto Cabello, Estado Carabobo. Methods: Study observational epidemiological and retrospective of 27 033 cesarean sections and 5 756 perinatal deaths in 134,198 births occurred from 1969-2010. We determined their issues, percentage changes and rates were plotted as time series, expressing their percentage and annualized rates respectively, in the regression analysis statistical indicated the trend line individually, and finally calculated the equation and coefficient of determination (R ²). Results: The incidence of caesarean section for that period were 20.46 cesarean per 100 births or 1 in 5 births, during this time the extreme figures or ranges were 4.6 (1970 and 1972) and 43.15 (2010), 737.86 a percentage change. The analysis shows an overall logarithmic trend line to the steady climb, the logarithmic regression formula was y = 11.642 ln (x) - 12.188 and R ² = 0.7301, with profit forecasts. PM rate was 41.5 per 1 000 births, extreme figures were 26.1 (1982) and 59.32 (1975), with 4.17 % percentage change. The analysis indicates values with swings, there is a trend line with a slight decrease, the logarithmic regression formula was y = -1.578 ln (x) + 45.961 and R ² = 0.0322, forecasts useless. Conclusion: The incidence of caesarean section in the hospital tends to increase gradually, ending with very high figures unacceptable. The overall perinatal mortality is high, there is a slight non significant decrease, which reveals that cesarean section has not provided significant benefits in reducing the PM. Strategies are presented to bring down the “epidemic” of C-sections and combat high maternal mortality with intra-and extra-hospital activities.

Palabras clave : Cesarean section; Perinatal mortality; Incidence; Trend.

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