After obtaining an informed consent a detailed history and clinical examination was performed. Labs were carried out to fulfill inclusion and exclusion criteria. Women were randomly divided into two groups. In Intervention group vaginal cleaning was done with 50cc diluted antiseptic solution where as control group had abdominal scrub only. Participants were followed and incision site was checked at day 14.
After obtaining an informed consent a detailed history and clinical examination was performed. Labs were carried out to fulfill inclusion and exclusion criteria. Women were randomly divided into two groups. In Intervention group vaginal cleaning was done with 50cc diluted antiseptic solution as single push where as control group had abdominal scrub only. Participants were followed and incision site was checked at day 14. Data was recorded and analyzed.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
76
Before giving incision for C-section surgery, vaginal cleaning was done with 50cc diluted antiseptic solution as a single push.
Routine abdominal scrubbing was carried out before incision. No vaginal cleaning was done before incision.
Khyber Teaching Hospital Peshawar Pakistan
Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Endometrial Infection
Body temperature was measured postoperatively along with any dicharge of pain around uterine region 24hrs after surgery
Time frame: 14 days
Surgical site infection
Incision site was inspected on 4th and 14th post operative day and documented any evidence of infection signs according to Southampton wound grading system.
Time frame: 14 days
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