Use of Antiseptic Solution for Vaginal Wash Before Cesarean Section

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2018-02-28
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

To evaluate the rate of infections after cesarean sections in patients with premature rupture of membranes after vaginal wash either with an antiseptic solution (clorhexidine solution) vs. saline solution (placebo).

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Saint Thomas Hospital, Panama
• Collaborator: Sistema Nacional de Investigación (SNI) - Panamá
• Treatments: Anti-Infective Agents, Local; Pharmaceutical Solutions

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Women with gestation between 34 and 41 6/7 weeks.

• Premature rupture of membranes (> 6 hours).

• Use of prophylactic antibiotic 1 hour previous to cesarean section.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Any source of infection diagnosed previous to surgery.

• Fever of unknown origin previous to surgery.