Preoperative Vaginal Painting with Chlorhexidine Before Cesarean Deliveries to Reduce Postoperative Febrile Morbidity : a Randomized Controlled Trial
Keywords:
vaginal preparation, cesarean section, chlorhexidine, febrile morbidityAbstract
Objective: The aim was to study the effect of chlorhexidine preoperative vaginal preparation on the reduction of febrile morbidity after cesarean sections.
Methods: This simple parallel two-group randomized controlled study was conducted at Nakhonpathom Hospital from January to June 2021. Two hundred women undergoing cesarean sections were included, then randomly divided into two groups. The study group, consisting of 100 women undergoing cesarean sections, received conventional preoperative cesarean preparations in combination with chlorhexidine vaginal painting before cesarean sections. The control group, consisting of 100 women who had cesarean sections received standard preoperative cesarean sections preparation, without vaginal preparation. Postoperative fever was recorded and analyzed.
Results: The overall rate of febrile morbidity was 16 percent. The incidence of febrile morbidity was 13 and 19 percent in the study group and control group respectively. There was no statistically significant difference (p-value = .335).
Conclusion: The efficacy of preoperative chlorhexidine vaginal painting before cesarean deliveries for reducing febrile morbidity after cesarean deliveries is not statistically different from standard preparation.
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