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Closed suction wound drainage and lower‐segment caesarean section
Author(s) -
SAUNDERS N. J. ST. G.,
BARCLAY C.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1988.tb06514.x
Subject(s) - caesarean section , section (typography) , suction , drainage , medicine , surgery , geology , pregnancy , engineering , computer science , mechanical engineering , biology , ecology , genetics , operating system
Summary. In a randomized controlled study of wound suction drainage after transverse suprapubic incision for lower‐segment caesarean section no significant advantages could be demonstrated for routine drainage in terms of wound infection, haematoma formation, duration of hospital stay or analgesic requirements.