ArticleInternational journal of reproductive medicine2022
Risk Factors Associated with Surgical Site Infection following Cesarean Section in Tertiary Care Hospital, Nepal.
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- The incidence of surgical site infection and its predictors among women delivered via cesarean sections in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Surgical site infection following cesarean section and its predictors in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
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- Barriers to Effective Wound Healing in Surgical Site Infection Following Cesarean Section.Annals of African medicine · 2025Observational
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- A Comparative Study Between Continuous and Interrupted Suturing of Rectus Sheath Closure in Caesarean Section Patients at a Tertiary care Teaching Hospital.Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology of India · 2025Article
- The Incidence and Risk Factors of Surgical Site Infection Following Cesarean Section.Nursing research and practice · 2025Article
- Incidence of Surgical Site Infection Following Cesarean Section and Its Associated Factors in a Hospital of the Eastern Region, Saudi Arabia: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Medical-Grade Honey as a Potential New Therapy for Bacterial Vaginosis.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- A comprehensive study on the risk factors and pathogen analysis of postoperative wound infections following caesarean section procedures.International wound journal · 2024Article
- Predictors of Post-Caesarean Surgical Site Infections at Mubende Regional Referral Hospital, Central Uganda: Prospective Cohort Study (July-September 2023).International journal of women's health · 2024Article
- Antimicrobial approach of abdominal post-surgical infections.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2023Review
- The Impact of Cefepime and Ampicillin/Sulbactam on Preventing Post-Cesarean Surgical Site Infections, Randomized Controlled Trail.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Predictors of surgical site infection among women following cesarean delivery in eastern Ethiopia: a prospective cohort study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2023Article
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- Medical-Grade Honey Enhances the Healing of Caesarean Section Wounds and Is Similarly Effective to Antibiotics Combined with Povidone-Iodine in the Prevention of Infections-A Prospective Cohort Study.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
Background: Cesarean section (CS) is one of the most performed surgeries in obstetrics. Surgical site infection is the major cause of morbidity and mortality causing an increase in the duration of hospitalization as well as the cost of admission for the patient. Objective: To determine incidence of surgical site infection following cesarean section, classify them according to CDC criteria, and identify the different risk factors. Results: Out of 1135 cases of cesarean sections, 97 of them developed SSI with incidence rate of 8.54%. Among them, 94.85% were superficial incisional and 5.15% were deep incisional type of SSI with no organ space type. Cases had higher mean age 26.88 ± 4.38 years compared to 24.81 ± 5.08 years in controls. Host-related risk factors which led to higher odds of developing surgical site infection (SSI) were obesity with adjusted odds ratio (AOR) 15.72 (confidence interval (CI): 4.60-53.67), diabetes/hypertension in pregnancy with AOR 4.75(CI 1.69-13.32), and other medical diseases with AOR 9.38 (CI 2.89-30.46). Duration of the rupture of membrane for more than 18 hours with AOR 8.38 (CI 1.48-47.35), more than five per vaginal (PV) examination with AOR 1.93 (95% CI 1.03-3.64), and in labor status with AOR 6.52 (CI 1.17-36.38) were some procedure-related factors resulting into higher odds of infection. Conclusion: Multiple risk factors like age, obesity, medical complications during pregnancy, occurrence of labor status during cesarean section, prolonged duration of rupture of membrane for more than 18 hours, and more than five vaginal examinations before the procedure increases the chance of surgical site infection (SSI) following cesarean section.
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