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Post-operative wound sepsis following obstetrical and gynaecological laparotomies in Nigeria. 1977

P A Ibeziako, and M B Scott-Emuakpor, and O Ayeni

The results of a prospective survey of post-operative wound sepsis following obstetrical and gynaecological laparotomies at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria are presented. The overall wound sepsis rate was 20.2 per cent, but the corresponding rates in the gynaecological, primary obstetrical and repeat obstetrical cases were 14.9 per cent, 7.0 per cent and 29.9 per cent respectively. Statistical tests indicate that these rates differ significantly. The rate among the gynaecological cases did not differ significantly from the primary obstetrical cases, but that of the repeat obstetrical cases was significantly higher than those of the other two groups. The poorer wound healing in the repeat obstetrical laparotomies is thought to be due to poor blood supply. The variables that correlated significantly with wound sepsis rate were: pre-operative anaemia, number of medical students in theatre, antibiotic chemoprophylaxis and excision of previous scar in repeat laparotomies. The commonest organism involved in the wound sepsis was staph pyogenes. The wound sepsis rate obtained in this survey was high and various preventive measures are discussed.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009549 Nigeria A republic in western Africa, south of NIGER between BENIN and CAMEROON. Its capital is Abuja. Federal Republic of Nigeria
D009873 Operating Rooms Facilities equipped for performing surgery. Operating Room,Room, Operating,Rooms, Operating
D011247 Pregnancy The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH. Gestation,Pregnancies
D011248 Pregnancy Complications Conditions or pathological processes associated with pregnancy. They can occur during or after pregnancy, and range from minor discomforts to serious diseases that require medical interventions. They include diseases in pregnant females, and pregnancies in females with diseases. Adverse Birth Outcomes,Complications, Pregnancy,Adverse Birth Outcome,Birth Outcome, Adverse,Complication, Pregnancy,Outcome, Adverse Birth,Pregnancy Complication
D002585 Cesarean Section Extraction of the FETUS by means of abdominal HYSTEROTOMY. Abdominal Delivery,Delivery, Abdominal,C-Section (OB),Caesarean Section,Postcesarean Section,Abdominal Deliveries,C Section (OB),C-Sections (OB),Caesarean Sections,Cesarean Sections,Deliveries, Abdominal
D004785 Environmental Pollutants Substances or energies, for example heat or light, which when introduced into the air, water, or land threaten life or health of individuals or ECOSYSTEMS. Environmental Pollutant,Pollutant,Pollutants,Pollutants, Environmental,Pollutant, Environmental
D005260 Female Females
D005831 Genital Diseases, Female Pathological processes involving the female reproductive tract (GENITALIA, FEMALE). Gynecologic Diseases,Female Genital Diseases,Diseases, Female Genital,Diseases, Gynecologic,Female Genital Disease,Genital Disease, Female,Gynecologic Disease
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000005 Abdomen That portion of the body that lies between the THORAX and the PELVIS. Abdomens

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