Surgical care bundle: effect on post-caesarean wound infection
摘要
Surgical site infections, resulting from surgical procedures, can significantly impact healthcare systems and individual patients, necessitating the implementation of a surgical care bundle to reduce their incidence.
AimTo investigate the effect of surgical care bundle on post-cesarean wound infection.
DesignThe research design was quasi-experimental.
SettingsThe study was conducted at the obstetrics and gynecology departments of University Hospital and Shebin El-Kom Teaching Hospitals, Menoufia Governorate, Egypt.
SampleA sample of one hundred women was chosen as convenient for the study.
InstrumentsA structured interview questionnaire and surgical checklist were utilized.
ResultsThe results showed that 100% of the intervention group had healthy wound status after 48 h compared to 80.0% of the control group.
ConclusionThe surgical care bundle application pre-, during, and post-cesarean section significantly reduces the risk of cesarean section wound infection. The incorporation of these surgical care bundles into comprehensive surgical quality programs for women undergoing cesarean section.