Incidence and predictors of surgical site infection following cesarean section in North-west Ethiopia: a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Following delivery by caesarean section, surgical site infection is the most common infectious complication. Despite a large number of caesarean sections performed at Debre Markos Referral Hospital, there was no study documenting the incidence of surgical site infection after caesarean section. Therefore, this study aimed to estimate the incidence of surgical site infection following caesarean section at Debre-Markos Referral Hospital in Amhara region, North-west Ethiopia.

Methods

A prospective cohort study was conducted among 520 pregnant women who had a caesarean section between March 28, 2019 and August 31, 2019. Preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative data were collected using a standardized questionnaire. Data was entered using EpiData™ Entry Version

SUBMITTER: Ketema DB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7708170 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature