<p>Burden of surgical site infection following cesarean section in sub-Saharan Africa: a narrative review</p>
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Cesarean section in sub-Saharan Africa
Cesarean section is an essential maternal healthcare service. Its role in labor and delivery care in low- and middle-income countries is complex; in many low-resource settings it is underutilized in the most needy of populations and overused by the less needy, without clear methods to ensure that universal access is available. Additionally, even if universal access were available, it is not evi...
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Methods Retrospective study was conducted at WH. This included a total of 1806 women who underwent to C-section from Jan 2008 to Dec 2009. The risk factor data were collected from I.C surveillance notification form of each patient’s SSI. The risk factors which were studied included: age, SSI bundles, type of C-section elective or emergency, duration of operation (less or more than 57 minutes), ...
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BACKGROUND Cesarean Section (CS) is one of the most commonly performed surgical procedures in obstetrical and gynecological department. Surgical site infection (SSI) after a cesarean section increases maternal morbidity prolongs hospital stay and medical costs. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to find out the incidence and associated risk factors of surgical site infection among cesarean s...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Women's Health
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1179-1411
DOI: 10.2147/ijwh.s182362