Thursday, October 25, 2012
Postoperative infections in obstetrics and gynecology.
Postoperative infections in obstetrics and gynecology.
Dec 2012
Source
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina.
Abstract
Postoperative infection is the most commonly seen complication of surgery in obstetrics and gynecology. The use of antibiotic prophylaxis has greatly decreased though not completely eliminated this adverse outcome. Postoperative infections include wound cellulitis, wound abscess, endomyometritis, pelvic cellulitis, and pelvic abscess. Infections usually manifest as fever and greater than normal postoperative pain. Refractory fevers maybe because of septic pelvic vein thrombophlebitis or maybe noninfectious in origin. Broad-spectrum antibiotics should be initiated as soon as possible when diagnosis of postoperative infection is made; most patients will respond to treatment within 24 to 48 hours when appropriate antibiotics are selected.
Labels: antibiotics, endomyometritis, gynecology, Infections, obstetrics, pelvic abscess, pelvic cellulitis, postoerative, wound abscess, wound cellulitis
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