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Title: | Pre-incision antibiotic prophylaxis reduces the incidence of post-caesarean surgical site infection | Contributor(s): | Brown, J (author); Thompson, M (author); Sinnya, S (author); Jeffery, A (author); de Costa, C (author); Woods, Cindy (author) ; Howat, P (author); Raulli, A (author) | Publication Date: | 2013 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.jhin.2012.08.014 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/19344 | Abstract: | A two-part prospective study was conducted to assess rates of surgical site infection (SSI) following caesarean section in a large Australian regional hospital before and after a change of timing of antibiotic prophylaxis from after cord clamping to pre-incision. SSI rates dropped from 10.8% in 2010 to 2.8% in 2011 with no adverse neonatal consequences, providing further evidence that antibiotic prophylaxis should be given pre-incision for caesarean section in hospitals in Australia and New Zealand, as is now accepted practice elsewhere. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Journal of Hospital Infection, 83(1), p. 68-70 | Publisher: | WB Saunders Co Ltd | Place of Publication: | United Kingdom | ISSN: | 1532-2939 0195-6701 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 111402 Obstetrics and Gynaecology | Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 321502 Obstetrics and gynaecology | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 920507 Women's Health | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 200509 Women's and maternal health | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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