Risk factors for surgical site infection following cesarean delivery: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The rate of cesarean delivery is increasing in North America. Surgical site infection following this operation can make it difficult to recover, care for a baby and return home. We aimed to determine the incidence of surgical site infection to 30 days following cesarean delivery, associated risk factors and whether risk factors differed for predischarge versus postdischarge infection.

Methods

We identified a retrospective cohort in Nova Scotia by linking the provincial perinatal database to hospital admissions and physician billings databases to follow women for 30 days after they had given birth by cesarean delivery between Jan. 1, 1997 and Dec. 31, 2012. Logistic regression with generalized estimating equations was used to determine risk factors for infection.

SUBMITTER: Ketcheson F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5621950 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature