title: The effect of incisional plastic drapes and redisinfection of operation site on wound infection following caesarean section.
abstract: In a randomized prospective multicentre study of post-caesarean wound infection among 1,340 women in eight hospitals, the effect of redisinfection of the skin around the incision before skin closure and the effect of adhesive skin drapes were investigated. The overall rate of wound infection with pus was 5.0% (range 3.5-8.9%). The study showed a reduction in postoperative wound infection associated with redisinfection (P = 5.5%), while no benefit from adhesive plastic drapes could be demonstrated.
authors.affiliation: National Center for Hospital Hygiene, Statens Seruminstitut, Denmark.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cordtz
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Schouenborg
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Laursen
authors.forename: H O
authors.initials: HO
authors.lastname: Daugaard
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Buur
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Munk Christensen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sederberg-Olsen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lindhard
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Baldur
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Engdahl
mesh_terms: D002585:Cesarean Section; D003718:Denmark; D004203:Disinfection / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011897:Random Allocation; D012867:Skin; D013242:Sterilization / Q000379:methods*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*