Does Vaginal Preparation with Povidone-Iodine Prior to Cesarean Delivery Reduce the Risk of Endometritis?

Aims: We aimed to investigate the effect of various vaginal wash solutions on reducing risks of postcesarean endometritis, wound infections, fever, and hospital stay duration. Methods: Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed, and Cochrane Library were searched for randomized clinical trials that compared different vaginal wash solutions to each other or to "no vaginal cleaning"; without restriction on the age of parturients or site where trials were conducted. We analyzed this frequentist network meta-analysis using the netmeta package in R software version 4.1.2; synthesized data as mean difference or risk ratio with their 95% confidence intervals. Results: Our network meta-analysis included 29 RCTs with a total sample size of 9311 women undergoing CS. Regarding post-cesarean endometritis, we found that povidone-iodine had the highest significant risk reduction compared to "no vaginal cleaning" (RR = 0.08, 95% CI [0.01, 0.69]). While regarding postcesarean reduction of wound infection, fever, and hospital stay duration, we found that chlorhexidine 4% (RR = 0.17, 95% CI [0.05, 0.65]), saline 0.9% (RR = 0.12, 95% CI [0.03; 0.48]), and saline 0.9% (MD = À1.29, 95% CI [À2.18; À0.39]), respectively, had the highest significant risk reduction compared to "no vaginal cleaning." Conclusion: Vaginal wash solutions were associated with a significant reduction of post-cesarean endometritis, wound infection, fever, and hospital stay duration. Since povidone-iodine had the highest significant

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Does Vaginal Preparation with Povidone-Iodine Prior to Cesarean Delivery Reduce the Risk of Endometritis?

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