2009•Unpublished venueRequires access
Application of povidone iodine in preventing infection after caesarean section in 550 cases.
NI Fei-ying
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Abstract
Objective To study the effect of povidone iodine in preventing incision and intrauterine infections after cesarean section with high inefctious risk.Methods The application of povidone iodine and metronidazole in 550 cases of cesarean section with high infectious risk in our hospital were investigated and compared with the control group.Results The postoperative infection rate and continuous days of low fever after 5d of operation had staistical significance between the povidone iodine group and metronidazole group(P0.05) and between the treatment groups and the control group(P0.01).The average change of body temperature within 5d after operation also had statistical significance between the povidone iodine group and metronidazole group(P0.05) and between the treatment groups and the control group(P0.01).The patients with postoperative WBC counts20×109/L in the povidone iodine group were less than those of the metronidazloe group and control group.The noninfection rate(96%) of abdominal incision infection in the povidone iodine group was obviously higher than that(71.1%,52.4%) of the metronidazole group and the control group with statistical significance(P0.01).Conclusion Preventing infection after cesarean section by povidone iodine is economic,convenient and effective better measure being worth promoting.