20: Post caesarean section surgical site infection surveillance using an online database and mobile phone technology




Objectives


Obstetric surgical site infections are common and expensive to the health care system but remain under reported given shorter post-operative hospital stays and suboptimal post-discharge surveillance systems. Primary Objective: Demonstrate the feasibility of real-life use of a patient driven surgical site infection (SSIs) post-discharge surveillance system consisting of an online database and mobile phone technology (surgical mobile app – how2trak®) among women undergoing caesarean section (CS) in an urban hospital. Secondary Objective: Estimate the rate of SSIs and associated predisposing factors.




Methods


Prospective cohort of consecutive women delivering by cesarean section at one urban hospital. Using surgical mobile app – how2trak®- predetermined demographics, comorbidities, procedure characteristics and self-reported symptoms and signs of infection were collected and linked to patients’ incision self-portraits (photos) on postpartum days 3, 7, 10 and 30.

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May 2, 2017 | Posted by in GYNECOLOGY | Comments Off on 20: Post caesarean section surgical site infection surveillance using an online database and mobile phone technology

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