Christos Tsitlakidis
Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist
Pinderfields Hospital, UK
United Kingdom
Biography
Christos Tsitlakidis has graduated from Hellenic Aristotle University School of Medicine. He is a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist in Pinderfields Hospital, MidYorkshire NHS Trust, ,United Kingdom. He has published more than 6 papers in reputed journals in UK and abroad and has been member of the RCOG.
Research Interest
Modifying the caesarean seven years on Caesarean carries the legacy of an Emperor. It is the procedure that more than any other complicated by bleeding and infection. The impacted fetus is potentially lethal. Modifying the procedure in several areas came out of necessity to respond to new challenges that appear over last decades. Principles: Minimise the need for assistance. Create a clean and dry procedure. Eliminate the bleeding. Operate in a controlled and calmed environment. Try and achieve natural birth simulation. Involve parents. Eradicate risk of post natal infection Methods: Retraction of the panniculus. Large intrabdominal packs. The Stay stitches. A dry and clean procedure. The impacted foetus. The Kiwi cup. The use of tocolysis. Natural birth simulation. Parental perception. Inspection of incicion and repair of lower segment. Broad ligament hematomas. Compresing the uterus. Eradicate surgical site infections. Results: We tried those modifications over 800 emergency and elective caesarean section carried out in two units in UK, over last 8 years, with excellent results Conclusion: Caesarean still remains a ferocious procedure that can claim lives. Should we do not recognize the challenges from a changing world, the furies could become the Nemesis of our practise. It is time now to move on to Modern Obstetrics