A robust educational course could help decrease post-cesarean delivery surgical site infection rates, according to research published in the American Journal of Infection Control.
For their study, researchers performed a study spanning two "eras" at one healthcare facility. During the first era, researchers studied only women undergoing elective cesarean delivery who received prophylactic antibiotics from September 2006-August 2007. In the second era, researchers studied all women who received prophylactic antibiotics from July 2009-June 2010. During both eras, healthcare providers underwent initial education, a "refresher course" and retaining in aseptic and scrub techniques.
Overall, 751 cesarean deliveries were performed in the first era and 865 deliveries in the second era. Rates of infectious morbidity dropped 6.4 percent in the first era and 2.5 percent in the second era. In addition, surgical site infection rates decreased dramatically by 4 percent in the first era and 1.5 percent in the second era.
For their study, researchers performed a study spanning two "eras" at one healthcare facility. During the first era, researchers studied only women undergoing elective cesarean delivery who received prophylactic antibiotics from September 2006-August 2007. In the second era, researchers studied all women who received prophylactic antibiotics from July 2009-June 2010. During both eras, healthcare providers underwent initial education, a "refresher course" and retaining in aseptic and scrub techniques.
Overall, 751 cesarean deliveries were performed in the first era and 865 deliveries in the second era. Rates of infectious morbidity dropped 6.4 percent in the first era and 2.5 percent in the second era. In addition, surgical site infection rates decreased dramatically by 4 percent in the first era and 1.5 percent in the second era.
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