Vaginal Antimicrobacterial Preparation Before Cesarean Secation for Endometritis Prevention

Launched by RAMBAM HEALTH CARE CAMPUS · Mar 22, 2017

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ClinConnect Summary

BACKGROUND In the last decades, caesarean sections rate have escalated steadily worldwide. In 2013, more than 32.7% births in the United States were by cesarean section 1. These high rates of cesarean deliveries are of substantial concern due to the potential associated complications such as endometritis (6-11%) 2, wound complications (1-2%) 2, hemorrhage, injury to pelvic organs (0.2-0.5%)2, and thromboembolic disorders (100-240 per100,000) 3 .

One of the common complications following CS is endometritis. Post cs endometritis prolongs the patient hospitalization therefore not only elevati...

Gender

FEMALE

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • an elective or emergent CS in a woman who did not report having a fever or skin infection signs in the 5 days prior to surgery.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • 1. a known allergy to antiseptic soap, chlorohexidine-alcohol or shellfish
• • 2. women who had any infection in the perioperative period.