COMPARISON OF SINGLE VERSUS MULTIPLE DOSE (AMOXICILLIN/CLAVULANIC ACID) ANTIMICROBIAL PROPHYLAXIS FOR CAESAREAN SECTION IN FEDERAL TEACHING HOSPITAL GOMBE, NIGERIA - A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIA
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Postcaesarean surgical site infection
- Registration Number
- PACTR202009483150226
- Lead Sponsor
- Sagir Muhammad
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 176
Inclusion Criteria
•Pregnant women booked for elective or emergency caesarean delivery
•Patients who gave informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
•Women with immunosuppression such as those with HIV infection and uncontrolled diabetes mellitus
•Features of chorioamnionitis such as foul-smelling lochia, tender uterus and fever
•Moderate to severe anaemia (haemoglobin concentration less than 8g/dl) or packed cell volume (PCV) of less than 24%.
•Ruptured membranes more than 8 hours
•Active phase of labour more than 8 hours
•Multiple vaginal examinations (more than 3)
•Known allergy to any of the drugs to be used
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method