Determinants of Post-Caesarean Wound Infection in Nnewi, Nigeria
| Autor: | Ikenna C. Anahalu, Innocent I. Mbachu, V. E. Okolie, Ifeanyichukwu U. Ezebialu, Arinze C. Nduka, OA Onyegbule, Livinus O. Okor, CN Akujobi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Environmental Engineering integumentary system business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Caesarean delivery Developing country Wound infection female genital diseases and pregnancy complications Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering surgical procedures operative Epidemiology medicine Caesarean section Risk factor Intensive care medicine business Hospital stay reproductive and urinary physiology |
| Zdroj: | British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research. 5:767-774 |
| ISSN: | 2231-0614 |
| Popis: | Background : Delivery by caesarean section has been reported as the single most important risk factor for maternal wound infection. Wound infection is not only a leading cause of prolonged hospital stay but a major cause of widespread aversion to caesarean delivery in developing countries. Despite all these, the determinants of post-caesarean wound infection in Nnewi have remained largely uninvestigated. Objective: This study was to determine the factors that predispose to post- caesarean wound |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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