ArticleThe Pan African medical journal2017
[Treatment of perineal wounds during the post partum period: evaluation of whether or not antibiotic should be systematically prescribed].
Article in The Pan African medical journal, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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- Breastfeeding related neck pain among lactating mothers in selected hospitals in Bafoussam, Cameroon: a cross-sectional study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Turmeric extract gel and honey in post-cesarean section wound healing: A preliminary study.F1000Research · 2023Article
- The clinical characteristics of perineal tears: A study carried out on 14 pregnant women in a tertiary center: Case series.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2022Article
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Abstract
introductionGenital tract integrity is not always mantained during childbirth. No treatment protocol for post-partum perineal wounds (tears and episiotomies) existed in our Department, thus their management depends upon clinician. This study aimed to establish the role of antibiotic in the treatment of post-partum perineal wounds as well as the impact of antibioprophylaxis on wound healing and on prevention of infectious complications after repair.
methodsWe conducted a prospective cohort study in the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics at the Central Hospital of Yaoundé over a period of 6 months, from 1 January to 31 May 2016. Post-partum women with perineal tear and/or episiotomy were divided into two groups (A and B) and followed up. The group A was composed by 85 post-partum women under treatment protocol based on compresses soaked in Betadine
resultsThe average age was 26.32 ± 6.5 years, ranging between 15 and 43 years. Primiparous women accouted for 55.9% of the study population. At day 0 post-partum the main symptom was pain, without significant predominance of a group (OR = 0.9; CI = 0.14-7.19; p = 1). Swollen wounds were the second complaint, without significant variation between the two groups (OR = 1.69; CI = 0.88-3.24; p = 0.13). At day 0, day 2 and day 9 no significant variation was observed between the two treatment protocols with regard to the indicators analyzed: pain evolution, infection, swelling and average healing time. At day 9 the healing was complete in both groups and the two treatment protocols were shown to be equivalent in their effectiveness and prevention of infections.
conclusionAt the end of this study the two treatment protocols were shown to be equivalent. Antibiotics should not be prescribed for perineal wounds in order to contain the healthcare costs.
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