Bibliographic citations
Rojas, M., (2018). Revisión crítica: evidencias en la preparación vaginal en gestantes con ruptura prematura de membranas mayor a 12 horas antes de una cesárea para prevenir infecciones postoperatorias: Endometritis [Universidad Católica Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo]. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12423/7223
Rojas, M., Revisión crítica: evidencias en la preparación vaginal en gestantes con ruptura prematura de membranas mayor a 12 horas antes de una cesárea para prevenir infecciones postoperatorias: Endometritis []. PE: Universidad Católica Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo; 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12423/7223
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title = "Revisión crítica: evidencias en la preparación vaginal en gestantes con ruptura prematura de membranas mayor a 12 horas antes de una cesárea para prevenir infecciones postoperatorias: Endometritis",
author = "Rojas Valladolid, Milagros del Pilar",
publisher = "Universidad Católica Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo",
year = "2018"
}
Nowadays, cesarean deliveries are frequent, and most of them one out of three neonates are delivered by cesarean section. Antibiotics are usually administered before or during the surgical intervention in order to reduce the risk of acquiring infections, however, some pregnant women suffer from these complications. One in four, as well as, one in ten pregnant women acquire an infection of the uterus (endometritis) or originate a complication in the skin incision. Complications have repercussions on the improvement of the surgery and may impair the sufficiency of the mother to take care of her newborn. Therefore, further interventions would be needed to further reduce the risk of uterine infections as well as post cesarean wound complications (13). This critical exploration found that hygiene of the vagina with an antiseptic solution promptly before cesarean delivery decreased the danger of post cesarean uterine infection. It showed a greater benefit when the pregnant woman had premature rupture of membranes. In turn, this inspection did not imply that vaginal hygiene was reduced in all the women who manifested fever or postoperative wound complexities. The antiseptic was iodopovidone, and in the observation there were no adverse events of vaginal preparation with this solution, such as irritation or allergy. Vaginal preparation with iodopovidone solution in the immediate preoperative period after cesarean section reduces the risk of postoperative endometritis. This beneficial result is particularly indicated for pregnant women with ruptured membranes being induced to delivery by cesarean section. Being a simple and low-cost procedure, health professionals should consider the feasibility of developing preoperative vaginal cleansing with iodopovidone before performing cesarean deliveries.
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