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Efficacy Of Pre-caesarean Povidone-iodine Vaginal Cleansing in Preventing Surgical Site Infection at ATBUTH Bauchi: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Not Applicable
Conditions
post-caesarean section surgical site infection
Pregnancy and Childbirth
Registration Number
PACTR202405865325160
Lead Sponsor
self
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
108
Inclusion Criteria

1. All consenting pregnant women admitted to ATBUTH Bauchi for either an elective or emergency caesarean section
2. Gestational age: =28 weeks.

Exclusion Criteria

1.Subjects known to be hypersensitive to povidone-iodine
2.Presence of features of subclinical/clinical chorioamnionitis
3.HIV in Pregnancy
4.Diabetes mellitus in pregnancy
5.Patient on long time steroid intake
6.Unconscious patient
7.Patients with cord prolapse, face presentation with ruptured membranes or placenta previa

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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