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Perineal wound infections: an audit.
- Source :
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The practising midwife [Pract Midwife] 2015 Jul-Aug; Vol. 18 (7), pp. 28, 30-2. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- An audit was completed by an NHS trust to determine the rate of perineal trauma amongst vaginal births and to assess the rate of perineal wound infections. The audit results confirmed a higher than average rate of perineal wound infections amongst women who had an instrumental birth. The trust decided to separate the contents of the delivery packs into two separate packs--one pack for birth and one pack for suturing--and developed a back-to-basics update session that was delivered to staff working within the maternity setting. A re-audit the following year confirmed that these measures had worked and the overall perineal wound infection rate reduced within the trust.
- Subjects :
- Anti-Bacterial Agents therapeutic use
Episiotomy statistics & numerical data
Female
Humans
Obstetric Labor Complications nursing
Perineum injuries
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Outcome
Puerperal Infection nursing
United Kingdom epidemiology
Wound Healing
Clinical Audit statistics & numerical data
Infection Control statistics & numerical data
Midwifery methods
Obstetric Labor Complications epidemiology
Puerperal Infection epidemiology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1461-3123
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The practising midwife
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 26336762