Surgical site infection following cesarean section and its predictors in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Worldwide, surgery related deaths within 30 days of the procedure accounts the third contributor among all causes of deaths, with an estimated 4.2 million people annually and half of these deaths occur in low and middle income countries.

Objective

To determine the pooled prevalence of surgical site infection following cesarean section and its predictors in Ethiopia.

Methods

A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted by using PRISMA guideline. An appropriate and comprehensive search of PubMed, MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, Google Scholar, HINARI and Scopus was done. This SRMA included all articles conducted in all regional state of Ethiopia reporting the prevalence/proportion/incidence of SSI after cesarean section and/or associated factors. All obser

SUBMITTER: Lake ES 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10956825 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature