Readmissions for surgical site infections following caesarean section.
Vanessa El-AchiKing Man WanJames BrownDrew MarshallTherese McGeePublished in: The Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology (2018)
This retrospective study was conducted to identify the incidence and characteristics associated with readmissions for surgical site infections following caesarean section in a tertiary hospital from 2012 to 2015. Of 6334 patients who underwent caesarean section, 165 (2.6%) were readmitted, most commonly for surgical site infection (25.5%, n = 42). Thirty-seven of these patients (88%) had an emergency caesarean compared to five (12%) following an elective caesarean section. Of the women with surgical site infections, 69% were overweight and 14% had diabetes. Emergency caesarean sections were responsible for the majority of readmissions, particularly in women with co-morbidities that predisposed them to infection.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- emergency department
- public health
- type diabetes
- healthcare
- cardiovascular disease
- prognostic factors
- physical activity
- surgical site infection
- risk factors
- body mass index
- weight gain
- patients undergoing
- insulin resistance
- patient reported