Key result
Obstetric surgical site infections affect ~9% of patients, linked to prolonged labor and pregnancy-induced hypertension.
Why the study?
Surgical site infections are common healthcare-associated infections in low- and middle-income countries that prolong hospital stays and increase susceptibility to nosocomial infections, but their magnitude and associated factors following obstetric surgeries required assessment.
Population
447 women who underwent obstetric surgeries at Felegehiwot Hospital
Design
Institution-based retrospective cross-sectional study
Authors
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9.4% SSI rate after obstetric surgery in Ethiopia signals need for local prevention; leaves open causality and generalizability of risk factors.
Cross-Sectional (n=447)
No
Surgical site infections are common following obstetric surgery in this Ethiopian cohort, with risk factors including prolonged labor, pregnancy-induced hypertension, and diabetes.
Gedefaw et al. (2018) conducted a cross-sectional in Women undergoing obstetrics surgery (n=447). Obstetric surgery was evaluated on Prevalence of surgical site infection (95% CI 6.9-12.1). Among women undergoing obstetric surgery in Northwest Ethiopia, the prevalence of surgical site infection was 9.4%, with prolonged labor, chorioamnionitis, and pregnancy-induced hypertension identified as key risk factors.
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