Table 4.

Adverse maternal and fetal outcomes in emergency caesarean sections (n=427)

	≤ 75 minn (%)	> 75 minn (%)
Maternal outcome
Postpartum haemorrhage	2 (5.3)	36 (94.7)
Ruptured uterus	2 (66.7)	1 (33.3)
Extended uterine incision	3 (20.0)	12 (80.0)
Postpartum hysterectomy	1 (16.7)	5 (83.3)
Maternal admission to ICU	1 (20.0)	4 (80.0)
Maternal death	1 (100.0)	0 (0.0)
Fetal
Apgar score less than 7	12 (12.1)	87 (87.9)
Need for resuscitation	11 (10.3)	96 (89.7)
Admission to NICU	7 (9.7)	65 (91.3)
Fresh still birth	6 (40.0)	9 (60.0)
Early neonatal death	1 (16.7)	5 (83.3)

*DDI of 75 min was used as a cut off interval to assess the effect of prolonged DDI on maternal and fetal outcomes in emergency CS