Subcutaneous Saline irrigation during Caesarean section to reduce Superficial stitchline infections
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: O94- Sequelae of complication of pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2022/09/045576
- Lead Sponsor
- VMMC and Safdarjung hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
a)Pregnant females undergoing primary cesarean with following characteristics:
1.Singleton pregnancy
2.No prior history of lower abdominal surgery
3. BMI -18.5-24.9 Kg/m2
Exclusion Criteria
1.Preoperative Hemoglobin < 7gm%
2.Thrombocytopenia
3.Deranged coagulation profile
4.Steroid / antibiotic therapy
5.Any pre-existing infections
6.Prolonged rupture of membrane ( > 18 hours)
7.Multiple gestation pregnancy
8.Subcutaneous fat thickness > 3cm
9.Obstructed labor
10.Medical co morbidities eg. Diabetes, hypertension, heart diseases etc
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method - To compare rate of Superficial surgical site infections between study and control group.Timepoint: 30 days
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method SECONDARY OBJECTIVES <br/ ><br>To determine the effect of subcutaneous saline irrigation in primary caesarean section on <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>2.Rate of resuturing. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 30 days;To determine the effect of subcutaneous saline irrigation in primary caesarean section on <br/ ><br>1.Rate of endometritis and deep surgical site infections. <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 30 days