Preliminary assessment of infection in cesarean section in the Institute of Protection of Mother and Newborn
- Author:
Nguyen Duc Hinh
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Cesarean section
- MeSH:
Cesarean Section;
Infection
- From:Journal of Vietnamese Medicine
2005;315(10):32-35
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
A study was conducted in 251 cases with cesarean section at Institute of Protection of Mother and Newborn during October 1995. 79.7% of cases with cesarean section non-amniorrhexis or amniorrhexis less than 6 hours, only 1.6% cases amniorrhexis over 24 hours. 20% of cases who underwent cesarean section using lower segment transverse incision. All cases were treated by intravenous antibiotics in 7 days, twice a day. The infection’s rate was 7.6%. The most common infections were postoperative fever, and the wound’s infection was the least common. There was no severe infections such as peritonitis, septicemia
