Observational studyPloS one2022
A study of clinical and economic burden of surgical site infection in patients undergoing caesarian section at a tertiary care teaching hospital in India.
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- Predictors of post caesarean section surgical site infection and referral pattern for caesarean section in a tribal dominant and resource constraint tertiary level health care Center of Central India.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Antibiotics consumption in neurosurgery versus appendectomy: a call for antibiotic stewardship initiatives.Medicine and pharmacy reports · 2025Article
- Reduction of surgical-site infections and improvement of scar parameters with a uniform fractional ultra-pulse CO₂ laser protocol in cosmetic surgery: a five-center retrospective cohort.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
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- Meta-analysis of prophylactic negative pressure wound therapy for surgical site infections (SSI) in caesarean section surgery.Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques · 2023Article
- Perception and Role of Indirect and Post-Discharge Surveillance in Predicting Surgical Site Infection in Surgical Patients: An Institutional Experience.Journal of the West African College of SurgeonsArticle
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Abstract
backgroundCaesarian section is one of the most commonly performed surgeries in India. Determination of the incidence as well as the clinical and financial burden of post caesarian surgical site infection (SSI), is of critical importance for all the stakeholders for rational and fair allocation of resources.
methodsThis study was a prospective observational case-control study. The mean direct and indirect cost of treatment for the cases were compared with the control patients. An unpaired t-test was used to compare the mean between the two groups.
resultsOut of 2024 patients, who underwent caesarian section during the study period, 114 had acquired incisional surgical site infection (ISSI), with the infection incidence being 5.63%. The total cost of illness due to post caesarian ISSI was almost three times higher compared to the non-infected matched control group. (P<0.0001). An average length of hospital stay in the ISSI patient group was 10 days longer than that in the control group (P<0.0001) and importantly total length of antimicrobial therapy(LOT) in patients with ISSI was also almost three times higher than the control group (P<0.0001).
conclusionThe development of post caesarian SSI imposes a significant clinical as well as a financial burden. The study highlights the necessity of taking effective preventive measures to decrease the incidence of SSI.
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