Effect of intra-operative glove changing during cesarean section on post-operative complications: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT: PURPOSE:To compare the rates of wound-related complications among women undergoing a cesarean section when the surgical team used intra-operative glove changing versus usual care. METHODS:All women undergoing a cesarean section at a single, county hospital were randomized to usual care or intra-operative glove changing prior to abdominal closure. Participants were randomized at the time of decision for cesarean section; surgeons were not blinded to the randomization arm. The primary outcome was any wound-related complication, including wound hematoma, seroma, skin separation of at least 1 cm, wound infection, or other incisional abnormality requiring treatment within 8 weeks of surgery. To detect a reduction in the primary outcome from 17% in the control group to 9% in the intervention gro

SUBMITTER: Scrafford JD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5948161 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature