The effect of internal fetal monitoring on maternal infection following cesarean section.
Publication/Presentation Date
12-1-1976
Abstract
A retrospective review of 300 cesarean sections was performed. Patients with internal fetal monitoring were at no greater risk for infection than were those patients with labor and rupture of membranes but without internal monitoring. However, the combination of rupture of membranes and labor was a major risk factor for both the frequency and severity of maternal infection after cesarean section. Once membranes are ruptured, we find no contraindication to the use of internal monitoring.
Volume
48
Issue
6
First Page
653
Last Page
658
ISSN
0029-7844
Published In/Presented At
Gibbs, R. S., Listwa, H. M., & Read, J. A. (1976). The effect of internal fetal monitoring on maternal infection following cesarean section. Obstetrics and gynecology, 48(6), 653–658.
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
995335
Department(s)
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Document Type
Article