Prevalence of surgical site infection and its associated factors after cesarean section in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Surgical site infection (SSI) affects nearly one third of patients who have undergone a surgical procedure. It is a significant and substantial cause of surgical patient morbidity and mortality later with human and financial costs threat. There are fragmented and pocket studies which reported the prevalence of SSI among mothers who experienced for cesarean section and its risk factors. However, there is no any solid evidence established at the national level; which was also the interest of the authors to fill this gap. Therefore, this systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to estimate the pooled prevalence of SSI after cesarean section and its associated factors at national level.

Methods

Original articles were searched in PubMed, MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, Googl

SUBMITTER: Getaneh T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7238644 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature