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October 24, 2024Pakistan Journal of Medical & Health Sciences

Use of Infection Prevention Bundle for Cesarean Section to Control Post-Surgical Infections: A Causal-Comparative Study

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RTRakhshanda ToheedSSSarma ShehzadiMAMaimoona Attaria

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Overview

Causal-comparative study compares infection prevention bundle to traditional antibiotics in cesarean sections, suggesting effectiveness in low-income settings.

Key Points

  • The infection prevention bundle shows a 2.2% infection rate compared to 1.1% for traditional antibiotics, indicating similar effectiveness.
  • A significant difference in pre-op hemoglobin levels was observed, with 4.3% in the bundle group having low levels compared to 9.8% in the antibiotics group.
  • This prospective causal-comparative study involved 184 patients from a low-income population, assessing their surgical outcomes through random sampling.
  • The findings suggest that the infection prevention bundle is a cheap and effective alternative for controlling surgical site infections.

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Toheed et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af7f467567bf4f94ff64e8https://doi.org/10.53350/pjmhs0202418610
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