Investigation of incidence and risk factors of post Caesarean section wound sepsis in Hlabisa hospital and implications to patients
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1997
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The descriptive study on patients who developed post caesarean section wound sepsis was undertaken at Hlabisa Hospital at the North of KwaZulu-Natal South Africa. The purpose of the study was to determine the incidence of patients with post caesarean section wound sepsis, identify personnel, patient and environmental risk factors as well as establish the implications of post caesarean section wound sepsis to patients.
The target population consisted of professional nurses working in labour ward and operating theatre. The patients who developed post caesarean section wound sepsis were also included.
Data was collected by means of questionnaires, structured interview and checklist which was designed to collect information from patient's records.
The study revealed that out of eight hundred and fifteen (815) patients who underwent caesarean section between July 1995 to July 1996, 16 (2%) developed post caesarean section wound sepsis. The incidence remain unchanged when comparing the statistics of January 1994 to June 1995 which was also 2%. The researcher is of an opinion that there are some factors that need to be identified and controlled to decrease the incidence to less than 2%. Furthermore the study revealed few personnel, patient and environmental risk factors contributing to patients developing post caesarean section wound sepsis. The study also revealed physical, psychosocial and economical problems experienced by patients who had prolonged stay in hospital caused by post caesarean section wound sepsis.
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Submitted to the Faculty of Arts in fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts: Curationis in the Department of Nursing Science at the University of Zululand, 1997.
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Caesarean section--Complications