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Rabia Afzal

2018 · Huma Hameed, Anam Hameed, et al. · Drug Designing Open Access · 7
2024 · Syed Ali Hussain, Farrah Gardezi, et al. · Journal of Health and Rehabilitation Research · 3
2022 · Syed Ali Hussain, Anum Khalid, et al. · Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences · 1
2024 · Muneeza Arshad, Ameelia Sadaqat, et al. · Esculapio
2024 · Shamsa Arshad Butt, Ameelia Sadaqat, et al. · Journal of Akhtar Saeed Medical & Dental College
IntroductionSurgical site infections (SSI) after a cesarean sec-tion(CS)canoccurinapproximately3-20%of cases. The infection rate can vary based on several factorsincludingthecleanlinessoftheoperatingroom, thehealthofthepatient,andtheeffectivenessofinfection 1control measures.More than one in five (21%) preg-nanciesgloballyarenowdeliveredviaCS, according to recent data from the World Health Orga-nisation(WHO).Thisnumberisanticipatedtoincrease over the following ten years, with caesarean delivery of nearly 2a third (29%) of all babies anticipated by 2030.With the increasing rate of caesarian birth in most developedcountries,postpartuminfectiousmor-biditywillbecomeamorealarmingissue.Theimportant area of concern is that prophylactic measures must be adopted for decreasing post-partum infectious morbi-dity.Severalstrategiesareemployedtoreducetherisk ofSSIafteraCS,suchaspre-operativeantibiotic prophylaxis,propersterilizationofsurgicalinstruments, maintaining aseptic techniques during the procedure, and ensuring a clean and controlled surgical environ-3ment.Additionalmeasurestopreventinfectioninclude the use of sterile gloves and drapes, appropriate hand hygiene by healthcare providers, timely removal of suturesorstaples,andpatienteducationonwound care post-operatively.Itisimportantforhealthcareproviders tocloselymonitorpatientsafteraCSforsigns of infection,suchasfever,increasedpain,redness,swelling, Comparison of Short Term and Long Term Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Elective LowerSegment Cesarean Section
2024 · Rabia Afzal, Shaista Jabeen, et al. · Esculapio
2022 · Saba Nawaz, Syed Ali Hussain, et al. · Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences
2021 · Ameelia Sadaqat, Rabia Afzal, et al. · Esculapio
2018 · Sabika Firasat, Rabia Afzal · Journal of Molecular and Genetic Medicine
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