Effect of preoperative vaginal cleansing with an antiseptic solution to reduce post caesarean infectious morbidity

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 61, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1179-1183

  Memon, Shahneela ^a   Qazi, Roshan Ara ^a   Bibi, Seema ^a   Parveen, Naheed ^a  

^a LIAQUAT UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Caesarean section; Endometritis; Post operative infection; Vaginal cleansing

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; POVIDONE IODINE;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTISEPSIS; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SAFETY; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC CARE; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL RISK; WOUND CARE;

ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CESAREAN SECTION; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PAKISTAN; POVIDONE-IODINE; PREGNANCY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; VAGINA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 81855203491     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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