2022
DOI: 10.1111/ajo.13519
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Reducing post‐caesarean infection in the Kimberley region of Western Australia: An audit‐based observational study

Abstract: Background The higher burden of post‐caesarean infection in the remote Kimberley region of Australia is intimately associated with poorer social determinants of health. This results in a confluence of environmental factors such as overcrowding and limited access to clean water and host factors such as diabetes mellitus and obesity which result in heightened susceptibility and vulnerability to infection. Aim To ascertain infection rates following caesarean section in Broome Hospital, before and after the implem… Show more

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“…Post‐caesarean section infection rates were examined by Sekhon et al in regional WA 12 . The team compared infection rates before and after the implementation of targeted prevention strategies, in a predominantly First Nations population.…”
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confidence: 99%
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“…Post‐caesarean section infection rates were examined by Sekhon et al in regional WA 12 . The team compared infection rates before and after the implementation of targeted prevention strategies, in a predominantly First Nations population.…”
Section: Conflict Of Interestmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Sekhon et al in regional WA. 12 The team compared infection rates before and after the implementation of targeted prevention strategies, in a predominantly First Nations population. They found a statistically significant improvement in the infection rates after implementation, highlighting the need to comply with appropriate guidelines and to ensure hospital standards and protocols are in line with the best practice, particularly for vulnerable and high-risk women in whom the burden is greatest.…”
Section: Post-caesarean Section Infection Rates Were Examined Bymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In obstetrics, much of that research concerns either antenatal screening (in the current issue, for example, we find non-invasive prenatal testing for genetic conditions, screening for antenatal depressive symptoms and diabetic retinopathy screening) [9][10][11] or prophylaxis (in this issue, for thromboembolism and post-operative infection following caesarean section). 12,13 In gynaecology, new techniques replace old -in this issue, outpatient hysteroscopy where once inpatient dilatation and curettage was used, 14 and day-case total laparoscopic hysterectomy, unimaginable in 1960, giving good results where once open hysterectomy with prolonged inpatient post-operative convalescence was standard. 15 However, pelvic pain remains enigmatic, as in 1961.…”
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confidence: 99%