Skin preparation for preventing infection following caesarean section
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Skin preparation for preventing infection following caesarean section.
BACKGROUND The risk of maternal mortality and morbidity (particularly postoperative infection) is higher for caesarean section than for vaginal birth. With the increase in caesarean section, it is important that the risks to the mother are minimised as far as possible. This review focuses on different forms and methods for preoperative skin preparation to prevent infection. OBJECTIVES To comp...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1465-1858
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd007462.pub4