Overview

Swabbing of Subcutaneous Tissues of Cesarean Section Wounds With Povidone Iodine

Status:
Unknown status
Trial end date:
2017-04-01
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
Female
Summary
The study has 2 groups. Group A in which the subcutaneous tissue will be swabbed with 10 cc of undiluted 10% povidone iodine and will not be mobbed. Group B ; No swabbing. Women in both groups will be followed up during hospital stay and outpatient clinic visits a week and a month after cesarean delivery for surgical site complications which will be evaluated by the researcher.
Phase:
N/A
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
No
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Assiut University
Treatments:
Cadexomer iodine
Iodine
Povidone
Povidone-Iodine
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

- All women having either first time or repeat cesarean section whether elective or
emergency.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Women with prolonged rupture of membranes more than 12 hours.

- Women with morbid obesity with BMI>35.

- Women with diabetes, hypertension or anemia with hemoglobin<9.

- Women on corticosteroid therapy or immunosuppressed women.

- Women with intraoperative hemorrhage or hematoma formation.

- Women allergic to betadine.

- The cesarean section which duration exceed one hour or associated with other surgical
procedure.