Surgical site infection following caesarean section: evaluation of incidence, risk factors and common bacterial pathogens in a tertiary hospital of Bangladesh.

Auhtor: M Sultan, SJ Chowdhury, S Khanam, K Asaduzzaman, T Talukdar

Abstract:

Background: Caesarean Section (CS) is one of the most commonly performed surgical procedures in obstetrical and gynaecological department. Surgical site infection (SSI) after a caesarean 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 and common bacterial pathogens among caesarean section cases. Method: This descriptive type observational study was carried out between January 2018 to June, 2018 at obstetrics and gynaecology department (Unit-II) of Chittagong medical college hospital. A total 673 patients underwent caesarean sections performed on emergency and elective basis both was included in this study. Among 673 patients only 70 patients were suffered from wound infection (SSI). Wound was evaluated for the development of SSI on third day, and fifth post-operative day, and on the day of discharge

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