title: Incidence of infection after caesarean section: a study.
abstract: This article reports a study of the incidence of infection in patients undergoing Caesarean section in a district general hospital maternity unit. A literature review was carried out and data were collected on operating circumstances, catheterisation, rates of infection, antibiotic therapy and post-discharge infection surveillance. A high incidence of infection was discovered and there was no evidence of a systematic approach to antibiotic therapy. The author highlights the need for further research on a larger group of patients and describes changes in practice which have occurred locally since completion of the study.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wrightson
mesh_terms: D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015400:Clinical Nursing Research; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007239:Infections / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D012307:Risk Factors