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Table 6 Immediate post-operative maternal general condition 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 officer

Medical officers

Total

Fair

1700 (90.7%)

235 (91.8%)

1935 (90.8%)

Sick

105 (5.6%)

17 (6.6%)

122 (5.7%)

Very sick

27 (1.4%)

3 (1.2%)

30 (1.4%)

No information

43 (2.3%)

1 (0.4%)

44 (2.1%)

Total

1875 (100.0%)

256 (100.0%)

2131 (100.0%)

  1. Difference not statistically significant, p = 0.786