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Table 8 Specific maternal post-operative outcomes in relation to category of surgeon

From: Postoperative outcome of caesarean sections and other major emergency obstetric surgery by clinical officers and medical officers in Malawi

Condition

Clinical officers

Medical officers

p value

Fever

388 (20.7%)

56 (21.9%)

0.364

Wound infection

137 (7.3%)

14 (5.5%)

0.994

Wound dehiscence

40 (2.1%)

4 (1.6%)

0.315

Need for re-operation

28 (1.5%)

5 (2.0%)

0.364

Maternal death

22 (1.2%)

1 (0.4%)

0.292