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  • Title: Risk factors associated with post cesarean section febrile morbidity.
    Author: Green SL, Sarubbi FA.
    Journal: Obstet Gynecol; 1977 Jun; 49(6):686-90. PubMed ID: 865732.
    Abstract:
    A high incidence of post cesarean section febrile morbidity has caused a number of investigators to recommend using prophylatic antibiotics for patients undergoing this procedure. Recent data suggest that such prophylactic antibiotics should be reserved for high-risk patients. Since previous studies have not adequately defined the high-risk patient, we analyzed 129 patients undergoing cesarean section to identify the factors which predispose to postoperative febrile morbidity. Two different statistical programs identified four factors (general anesthesia, obesity, hematocrit less than or equal to 30%, and labor prior to delivery) which were significantly associated with post cesarean section febrile morbidity (P less than 0.025). Patients with 2 or more of these risk factors were highly likely to experience this postoperative complication (P less than 0.001).
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