Rubina Iqbal, Ayesha Intsar, Samina Khurshid, Tallat Manzoor, Sehar Shehbaz.
Single dose antibiotic prophylaxis in emergency caesarean section.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;6(1):77-80.

Objectives: To determine the outcome of single dose of injectable antibiotics in preventing post operative complications in women undergoing emergency caesarean section. Study design: Descriptive case series. Setting: This study was conducted for a period of six months at the department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Fatima Memorial Hospital, Lahore from June 2011-November 2011. Results: Majority of patients (46.18%) were recorded between the age group of 26-30 years while 23.64% (n=65) were found with 31-35 years, mean and s.d was 28.32±4.24,52% (n=143) were recorded between 36 -39 weeks of gestation, while 28.73 (n=79) were between 39-41 weeks only 19.27% (n=53) between 32-36 weeks, most common indication was with previous II in Labor in 30.54% (n=84), endometritis was controlled in 92.36% (n=254) wound infection was found in only 13.82% (n=38) while febrile morbidity was recorded in 6.18% (n=17). Conclusion: The use of single dose injectable antibiotic in preventing postoperative complications in women undergoing emergency caesarean section is effective.

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