Surgical site infections following caesarean section at Royal Darwin Hospital, Northern Territory

Healthcare Infection

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 47-51

  Henman, Katie ^a   Gordon, Claire L ^a   Gardiner, Tain ^a   Thorn, Jane ^a   Spain, Brian ^a   Davies, Jane ^a   Baird, Robert ^a  

^a ROYAL DARWIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; CHLORHEXIDINE; GENTAMICIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIAL SKIN DISEASE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLIP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; LENGTH OF STAY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RISK FACTOR; STAFF; STAFF TRAINING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL INFECTION;

EID: 84862012953     PISSN: 18355617     EISSN: 18355625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/HI11027     Document Type: Article

References (18)

1. Victorian Department of Health Surgical Site Infections. 2011. Available from: http://www.vicniss.org.au/Resources/VICNISS AnnualReport2009-10.pdf [verified 18 September 2011].
2. Dinsmoor MJ, Gilbert S, Landon MB, Rouse DJ, Spong CY, Varner MW, et al. Perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis for nonlaboring cesarean delivery. Obstet Gynecol 2009; 114: 752-6. doi:10.1097/ AOG.0b013e3181b8f28f
3. Rauk PN. Educational intervention, revised instrument sterilization methods, and comprehensive preoperative skin preparation protocol reduce cesarean section surgical site infections. Am J Infect Control 2010; 38: 319-23. doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2009.10.004
4. Healthcare Associated Infections Advisory Committee. Introduction to National Guidelines for Surveillance. Canberra: The Office of the Australian Council for Safety and Quality in Health Care; 2004.
5. VICNISS Hospital-acquired Infection Surveillance. Type 1 Surveillance Manual. Melbourne: Victorian Hospital-acquired Infection Surveillance System Coordinating Centre; 2008.
6. Owens SM, Brozanski BS, Meyn LA, Wiesenfeld HC. Antimicrobial prophylaxis for cesarean delivery before skin incision. Obstet Gynecol 2009; 114: 573-9. doi:10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181b490f1
7. Sullivan SA, Smith T, Chang E, Hulsey T, Vandorsten JP, Soper D. Administration of cefazolin prior to skin incision is superior to cefazolin at cord clamping in preventing postcesarean infectious morbidity: A randomized, controlled trial. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2007; 196: 455.e1-455.e5.
8. Johnson A, Young D, Reilly J. Caesarean section surgical site infection surveillance. J Hosp Infect 2006; 64: 30-5. doi:10.1016/ j.jhin.2006.03.020 (Pubitemid 44161375)
9. Darouiche RO, Wall MJJr, Itani KM,Otterson MF, Webb AL, Carrick MM, et al. Chlorhexidine-alcohol versus povidone-iodine for surgical-site antisepsis. N Engl J Med 2010; 362: 18-26. doi:10.1056/ NEJMoa0810988
10. TongSY, Bishop EJ, LilliebridgeRA,ChengAC,Spasova-Penkova Z, Holt DC, et al. Community-associated strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-susceptible S. aureus in indigenous Northern Australia: epidemiology and outcomes. J Infect Dis 2009; 199: 1461-70. doi:10.1086/598218
11. Olsen MA, Butler AM, Willers DM, Devkota P, Gross GA, Fraser VJ. Risk factors for surgical site infection after low transverse cesarean section. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2008; 29: 477-84. doi:10.1086/587810 (Pubitemid 351918024)
12. Therapeutic Guidelines. Aminoglycosides: Dosing and Monitoring. Antibiotic Guidelines. 14th edn. Melbourne: Therapeutic Guidelines Limited; 2010.
13. LamontRF, Sobel JD, Kusanovic JP, Vaisbuch E, Mazaki-Tovi S,Kim SK, et al. Current debate on the use of antibiotic prophylaxis for caesarean section. BJOG 2011; 118: 193-201. doi:10.1111/j.1471- 0528.2010.02729.x
14. Clay FS, Walsh CA, Walsh SR. Staples vs subcuticular sutures for skin closure at cesarean delivery: A metaanalysis of randomized controlled trials. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2011; 204: 378-83. doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2010.11.018
15. Hawn MT, Houston TK, Campagna EJ, Graham LA, Singh J, Bishop M, et al. The attributable risk of smoking on surgical complications. Ann Surg 2011; 254: 914-20. doi:10.1097/SLA.0b013e31822d7f81
16. Rumbold AR, Bailie RS, Si D, Dowden MC, Kennedy CM, Cox RJ, et al. Delivery of maternal health care in Indigenous primary care services: baseline data for an ongoing quality improvement initiative. BMCPregnancy Childbirth 2011; 11: 16-25. doi:10.1186/1471-2393- 11-16
17. Couto RC, Pedrosa TM, Nogueira JM, Gomes DL, Neto MF, Rezende NA. Post-discharge surveillance and infection rates in obstetric patients. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 1998; 61: 227-31. doi:10.1016/S0020- 7292(98)00047-2 (Pubitemid 28281604)
18. Cardoso Del Monte MC, Pinto Neto AM. Postdischarge surveillance following cesarean section: The incidence of surgical site infection and associated factors. Am J Infect Control 2010; 38: 467-72. doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2009.10.008