Incidence and predictors of surgical site infection in women who are obese and give birth by elective caesarean section: A secondary analysis.
Wendy Pearl ChaboyerDavid A EllwoodLukman ThalibSailesh KumarKassam MahomedEvelyn KangBrigid M GillespiePublished in: The Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology (2021)
Our findings may inform preoperative counselling and shared decision-making regarding planned elective CS for women with pre-pregnancy BMI ≥30 kg/m2 .
Keyphrases
- surgical site infection
- patients undergoing
- pregnancy outcomes
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- adipose tissue
- pregnant women
- risk factors
- body mass index
- weight loss
- metabolic syndrome
- preterm birth
- type diabetes
- obese patients
- gestational age
- smoking cessation
- bariatric surgery
- physical activity
- cervical cancer screening
- breast cancer risk
- hepatitis c virus
- skeletal muscle
- hiv infected
- human immunodeficiency virus
- antiretroviral therapy