Volume : III, Issue : VII, July - 2014

Study of Wound Infection: Major morbidity after Caesarean Section

Dr. Arti J. Patel, Dr. Shuchi P. Velani

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This is a retrospective analytical study conducted of patients undergoing caesarean section at tertiary centre in Ahmedabad,India, between JUNE 2012 to JULY 2013 with the aim to assess incidence of caesarean wound infections, its severity and associated risk factors. The study shows that 30.36% are c-section among total deliveries conducted at the institute. Post-operative complications were 2% UTI, 10% unexplained fever, 1.2% puerperal sepsis, 6.51% wound infection, 3% paralytic ileus.Most common complication is post-operative unexplained fever; complication which increases morbidity is wound infection. It increases hospital stay, hospital expenditures and interferes with mother-infant interaction. Major factors related to wound infection are poor nutrition (iron deficiency anaemia and protein calorie malnutrition), poor hygiene, pregnancy induced hypertension, indication of surgery and labor duration. No significant difference is found in emergency and elective surgeries. Wound infection was higher in unregistered patients. Most common isolate from the wound infections was staphylococcus aureus.

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STUDY OF WOUND INFECTION: MAJOR MORBIDITY AFTER CAESAREAN SECTION, Dr. Arti J.Patel, Dr. Shuchi P. Velani GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : Volume-3 | Issue-7 | July-2014

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