Reducing post-caesarean delivery surgical site infections: a narrative review

Infectious complications following labour and delivery are common and can be caused by infection of a surgical incision, endometritis, mastitis, urinary tract infection, pneumonia or drug-induced high temperatures.1 The frequency of infectious complications depends on the mode of delivery, with surgical incision infection most common following caesarean delivery, and mastitis most common following vaginal delivery.2 The United States (US) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provide definitions of surgical site infection (SSI) for a wide range of procedures.

Source: International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia - September 4, 2019 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: S.E. Douville, L.K. Callaway, A. Amoako, J. Roberts, V.A. Eley Tags: Review article Source Type: research