Uterine Flora During Elective and Urgent Cesarean Sections

Western Galilee Hospital-Nahariya

Status: Completed

Conditions: Endometritis

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00500019

1-Bornstein

Details and patient eligibility

About

Hypothesis: The bacterial flora of the uterus during elective Cesarean sections differs from the uterine flora during non-elective Cesarean sections. We want to study whether the uterine flora can predict post-cesarean febrile morbidity and endometritis.

Full description

Objective: To evaluate the uterine flora at the time of elective and non-elective cesarean sections and to study the relationship to the development of postpartum fever and/or endometritis.

Methods: Eight-hundred women who will be delivered by cesarean section will be enrolled in this study. Cultures will be obtained during the surgery from the open uterine cavity after removal of the placenta. Data regarding postpartum morbidity would be collected.

Enrollment: 600 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 50 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Cesarean delivery

Exclusion criteria

• Vaginal delivery

Trial design

600 participants in 2 patient groups

1.

Description:

Elective Cesarean sections

2.

Description:

Non-elective cesarean section