Impact of evidence-based interventions on wound complications after cesarean delivery.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A number of evidence-based interventions have been proposed to reduce post-cesarean delivery wound complications. Examples of such interventions include appropriate timing of preoperative antibiotics, appropriate choice of skin antisepsis, closure of the subcutaneous layer if subcutaneous depth is ≥2 cm, and subcuticular skin closure with suture rather than staples. However, the collective impact of these measures is unclear.

Objective

We sought to estimate the impact of a group of evidence-based surgical measures (prophylactic antibiotics administered before skin incision, chlorhexidine-alcohol for skin antisepsis, closure of subcutaneous layer, and subcuticular skin closure with suture) on wound complications after cesarean delivery and to estimate residual risk

SUBMITTER: Temming LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5614824 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature