Postoperative infections after non-elective cesarean section - a retrospective cohort study of prevalence and risk factors at a single center in Denmark administering prophylactic antibiotics after cord clamping

• Main Authors: Katja Kuhr (Author), Paul Bryde Axelsson (Author), Betina Ristorp Andersen (Author), Ida Lise Arevad Ammitzbøll (Author), Tine Dalsgaard Clausen (Author), Ellen Christine Leth Løkkegaard (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Mothers giving birth by non-elective cesarean section have considerably higher risk of developing postoperative infection, than mothers giving birth by elective cesarean section. Meta-analyses have shown that the risk of infection is reduced when administering antibiotics at leas...