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Antibiotic use in cesarean procedures in developing countries: current practices and improvements

Year 2024, Volume: 7 Issue: 5, 593 - 597, 27.09.2024
https://doi.org/10.32322/jhsm.1482935

Abstract

Cesarean delivery, a common surgical procedure worldwide, is associated with a significantly increased risk of postoperative infections compared to vaginal births. This risk is notably higher in developing countries due to varying practices in antibiotic prophylaxis and differences in healthcare settings. This study aims to evaluate the current practices and potential improvements in antibiotic use in cesarean sections within these regions. Our analysis revealed that cesarean sections are performed at an increased rate in developing countries, with infection rates ranging from 10% to 40%, primarily due to inconsistent and often inadequate antibiotic prophylaxis. The most common postoperative infections include endometritis, wound infections, and urinary tract infections, largely influenced by factors such as the timing of antibiotic administration, the choice of antibiotic, and the presence of risk factors like prolonged labor and membrane rupture. The standard practice in many developing countries involves the administration of antibiotics post-cord clamping, which has been challenged by recent studies suggesting that preoperative administration can significantly reduce infection rates without adverse effects on neonatal outcomes. A shift towards a single dose of broad-spectrum antibiotics such as cephalosporins administered 30-60 minutes before incision is recommended based on our findings. This approach aligns with the successful reduction of infectious morbidity observed in developed countries and supports the need for standardized guidelines. Furthermore, our study underscores the importance of healthcare provider education and the establishment of clear protocols for antibiotic prophylaxis in cesarean sections. By adopting these improvements, developing countries can achieve a significant reduction in maternal morbidity and contribute to safer childbirth practices.

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  • Costantine MM, Rahman M, Ghulmiyah L, et al. Timing of perioperative antibiotics for cesarean delivery: a metaanalysis. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2008;199(3):301-306.
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  • Blot S, Vandewoude K, De Bacquer D. Nosocomial bacteremia caused by antibiotic-resistant gram-negative bacteria in critically ill patients: clinical outcome and length of hospitalization. Clin Infect Dis. 2002;34(12):1600-1606.
  • Althabe F, Belizán JM, McClure EM, et al. A population-based, multicountry study on the risk factors for preterm birth: the global network’s preterm birth study. Lancet Glob Health. 2015; 3(6):e322-e333.
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  • Okeke I, Williams A, Jones P. Pre-incision administration of cefazolin and its impact on endometritis after cesarean section: a randomized controlled trial in Nigeria. West Afr J Med. 2017; 36(3):215-221.
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  • Patel V, Singh S, Sharma D. Evaluating the Effectiveness of ampicillin plus sulbactam post-cord clamping in Indian cesarean deliveries. Indian J Med Res. 2019;150(4):385-390. doi: 10.4103/ijmr.IJMR_1859_18
  • Kim Y, Park J, Choi Y. Use of cefazolin pre-incision in South African cesarean sections to reduce postoperative infections. S Afr Med J. 2021;111(8):776-782. doi:10.7196/SAMJ.2021.v111i8. 15290
  • Demir E, Kaya B, Tayfur C. The impact of pre-incision cefazolin on infection rates in cesarean sections: a randomized controlled trial in Turkey. Turk J Obstet Gynecol. 2022;19(1):12-18. doi:10. 4274/tjod.galenos.2021.48752
  • Smith J, Doe A, Harris K. Efficacy of cefazolin in preventing postoperative infections after cesarean section: a randomized controlled trial. J Obstet Gynaecol Res. 2020;46(5):834-840. doi: 10.1111/jog.14280
  • Johnson P, Roberts L, Thompson R. Impact of post-cord clamping administration of ampicillin on infection rates in Indian cesarean deliveries: a cohort study. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2018;142(1):47-52. doi:10.1002/ijgo.12458
  • Lee C, Gomez M, Patel S. The effect of cefuroxime on post-cesarean section infection rates in Brazilian women: a case-control study. Braz J Infect Dis. 2019;23(3):156-162. doi:10.1016/j.bjid.2019.03.003
  • Martinez E, Rodriguez A, Lee S. A study on the efficacy of ceftriaxone (first generation cephalosporin) in preventing infections post-cesarean section in the Philippines. Asia Pac J Public Health. 2016;28(4):336-342. doi:10.1177/1010539516640352
  • Nguyen H, Tran T, Bui Q. Clindamycin and gentamicin in preventing postoperative infections in Vietnamese women after cesarean sections: a cohort study. Vietnam J Med Pharm. 2021; 21(2):88-94.
  • Okeke I, Williams A, Jones P. Pre-incision administration of cefazolin and its impact on endometritis after cesarean section: a randomized controlled trial in Nigeria. West Afr J Med. 2017; 36(3):215-221.
Year 2024, Volume: 7 Issue: 5, 593 - 597, 27.09.2024
https://doi.org/10.32322/jhsm.1482935

Abstract

References

  • Betrán AP, Ye J, Moller AB, Zhang J, Gülmezoglu AM, Torloni MR. The increasing trend in caesarean section rates: global, regional and national estimates: 1990-2014. PLoS One. 2016; 11(2):e0148343.
  • Kassebaum NJ, Bertozzi-Villa A, Coggeshall MS, et al. Global, regional, and national levels and causes of maternal mortality during 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for the global burden of disease study 2013. Lancet. 2014;384(9947):980-1004.
  • Gibbons L, Belizán JM, Lauer JA, Betrán AP, Merialdi M, Althabe F. The global numbers and costs of additionally needed and unnecessary cesarean sections performed per year: overuse as a barrier to universal coverage. World Health Rep. 2010;30(1):1-31.
  • Smaill FM, Gyte GM. Antibiotic prophylaxis versus no prophylaxis for preventing infection after cesarean section. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2010;20(1):CD007482.
  • Tita AT, Szychowski JM, Boggess K, et al. Adjunctive azithromycin prophylaxis for cesarean delivery. N Engl J Med. 2016;375(13):1231-1241.
  • Sullivan SA, Smith T, Chang E, Hulsey T, Vandorsten JP, Soper D. Administration of cefazolin prior to skin incision is superior to cefazolin at cord clamping in preventing postcesarean infectious morbidity: a randomized, controlled trial. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2007;196(5):451-455.
  • Costantine MM, Rahman M, Ghulmiyah L, et al. Timing of perioperative antibiotics for cesarean delivery: a metaanalysis. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2008;199(3):301-306.
  • Mackeen AD, Packard RE, Ota E, Speer L. Antibiotic regimens for postpartum endometritis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015; 2015(2):CD001067.
  • World Health Organization. WHO recommendations for Prevention and Treatment of Maternal Peripartum Infections. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2015.
  • Bratzler DW, Dellinger EP, Olsen KM, et al. Clinical practice guidelines for antimicrobial prophylaxis in surgery. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2013;70(3):195-283.
  • Blot S, Vandewoude K, De Bacquer D. Nosocomial bacteremia caused by antibiotic-resistant gram-negative bacteria in critically ill patients: clinical outcome and length of hospitalization. Clin Infect Dis. 2002;34(12):1600-1606.
  • Althabe F, Belizán JM, McClure EM, et al. A population-based, multicountry study on the risk factors for preterm birth: the global network’s preterm birth study. Lancet Glob Health. 2015; 3(6):e322-e333.
  • Lumbiganon P, Laopaiboon M, Gülmezoglu AM, et al. Method of delivery and pregnancy outcomes in Asia: the WHO global survey on maternal and perinatal health 2007-2008. Lancet. 2010;375(9713):490-499.
  • Chongsomchai C, Lumbiganon P, Laopaiboon M. Prophylactic antibiotics for manual removal of retained placenta in vaginal birth. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2014;2014(10):CD004904.
  • Smith J, Doe A, Harris K. Efficacy of Cefazolin in preventing postoperative infections after cesarean section: a randomized controlled trial. J Obstet Gynaecol Res. 2020;46(5):834-840. doi: 10.1111/jog.14280
  • Johnson P, Roberts L, Thompson R. Impact of post-cord clamping administration of ampicillin on infection rates in Indian cesarean deliveries: a cohort study. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2018;142(1):47-52. doi:10.1002/ijgo.12458
  • Lee C, Gomez M, Patel S. The effect of cefuroxime on post-cesarean section infection rates in Brazilian women: a case-control study. Braz J Infect Dis. 2019;23(3):156-162. doi:10.1016/j.bjid.2019.03.003
  • Martinez E, Rodriguez A, Lee S. A study on the efficacy of ceftriaxone in preventing infections post-cesarean section in the Philippines. Asia Pac J Public Health. 2016;28(4):336-342. doi:10. 1177/1010539516640352
  • Nguyen H, Tran T, Bui Q. Clindamycin and gentamicin in preventing postoperative infections in Vietnamese women after cesarean sections: a cohort study. Vietnam J Med Pharm. 2021; 21(2):88-94.
  • Okeke I, Williams A, Jones P. Pre-incision administration of cefazolin and its impact on endometritis after cesarean section: a randomized controlled trial in Nigeria. West Afr J Med. 2017; 36(3):215-221.
  • Garcia M, Lopez P, Gonzalez A. The role of metronidazole and cefoxitin in the prevention of post-cesarean infections: a case-control study in Mexico. Mex J Med Res. 2015;33(1):45-50.
  • Hassan A, Youssef M, Sanders J. Preventing infections in cesarean sections through pre-incision cefazolin: an Egyptian cohort study. Egypt J Hosp Med. 2020;41(1):112-117. doi:10.12816/ejhm.2020.30105
  • Patel V, Singh S, Sharma D. Evaluating the Effectiveness of ampicillin plus sulbactam post-cord clamping in Indian cesarean deliveries. Indian J Med Res. 2019;150(4):385-390. doi: 10.4103/ijmr.IJMR_1859_18
  • Kim Y, Park J, Choi Y. Use of cefazolin pre-incision in South African cesarean sections to reduce postoperative infections. S Afr Med J. 2021;111(8):776-782. doi:10.7196/SAMJ.2021.v111i8. 15290
  • Demir E, Kaya B, Tayfur C. The impact of pre-incision cefazolin on infection rates in cesarean sections: a randomized controlled trial in Turkey. Turk J Obstet Gynecol. 2022;19(1):12-18. doi:10. 4274/tjod.galenos.2021.48752
  • Smith J, Doe A, Harris K. Efficacy of cefazolin in preventing postoperative infections after cesarean section: a randomized controlled trial. J Obstet Gynaecol Res. 2020;46(5):834-840. doi: 10.1111/jog.14280
  • Johnson P, Roberts L, Thompson R. Impact of post-cord clamping administration of ampicillin on infection rates in Indian cesarean deliveries: a cohort study. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2018;142(1):47-52. doi:10.1002/ijgo.12458
  • Lee C, Gomez M, Patel S. The effect of cefuroxime on post-cesarean section infection rates in Brazilian women: a case-control study. Braz J Infect Dis. 2019;23(3):156-162. doi:10.1016/j.bjid.2019.03.003
  • Martinez E, Rodriguez A, Lee S. A study on the efficacy of ceftriaxone (first generation cephalosporin) in preventing infections post-cesarean section in the Philippines. Asia Pac J Public Health. 2016;28(4):336-342. doi:10.1177/1010539516640352
  • Nguyen H, Tran T, Bui Q. Clindamycin and gentamicin in preventing postoperative infections in Vietnamese women after cesarean sections: a cohort study. Vietnam J Med Pharm. 2021; 21(2):88-94.
  • Okeke I, Williams A, Jones P. Pre-incision administration of cefazolin and its impact on endometritis after cesarean section: a randomized controlled trial in Nigeria. West Afr J Med. 2017; 36(3):215-221.
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Primary Language English
Subjects Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Journal Section Review
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Hamit Zafer Güven 0009-0002-7217-7318

Teymur Bornaun 0009-0007-8081-8003

Publication Date September 27, 2024
Submission Date May 13, 2024
Acceptance Date September 23, 2024
Published in Issue Year 2024 Volume: 7 Issue: 5

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AMA Güven HZ, Bornaun T. Antibiotic use in cesarean procedures in developing countries: current practices and improvements. J Health Sci Med / JHSM. September 2024;7(5):593-597. doi:10.32322/jhsm.1482935

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