WOUND INFECTION

PREVALENCE IN ANAEMIC WOMEN AFTER CESAREAN SECTION

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the effects of the anaemia in wound infection after cesarean section. Design: Prospective study. Setting:
Department of Obstetric-Gynaecology in Sir Ganga Ram Hospital / Fatima Jinnah Medical College Lahore. Period: Sep 2008 to Sep 2009.
Patients and Methods: The study comprises of 100 pregnant women with moderate to severe anaemia. Selected cases underwent cesarean
section due to different indications. The rate and frequency of wound infection was observed in all these women. Results were analysed and
tabulated. Results: 100 cases with moderate to severe anaemia who underwent cesarean section were included. Moderate aneamia was
recognized in 55% of cases and 19% with severe anaemia. Wound discharge was seen in 44 % of cases and wound dehiscence was found
in 56 % cases. Culture was positive in 41 % patients and majority of these were unbooked. Non elective cesarean delivery was performed in
99% of cases. Conclusion: The rate of wound infection was very high in moderate to severely anemic women who underwent non elective
/ emergency cesarean section.