Surgical site infections in obstetrics

Reaching up to 3% of maternal mortality, alongside post­partum hemorrhage, the infection in obstetrics is the second-mentioned contributor to maternal mortality. In order to review the literature on the surgical site infec­tions in obstetrics, including risk factors, diagnosis and ma­nage­ment, published electronic databases such as PubMed and Medline were reviewed and searched, from the 1st of January 2015 to the 30th of April 2020, using keywords such as surgical site infection, infection pre­ven­tion in obstetrics, risk factors, caesarean section, along with medical texts pertaining to surgical site in­fec­tions in obstetrics. From a total of 666 eligible studies, 22 papers were selected as relevant to the subject and in­clu­ded in our final review, 7 trial studies, totaling 48,262 pa­tients, and 15 clinical guidelines and systematic re­views incorporating risk factors, methods of diagnosis, pre­ven­tion and treatment. As caesarean section delivery rates are unceasingly increasing around the world, com­pli­ca­tions such as surgical site infections continue to con­cern the obstetricians and healthcare professionals.