A randomized controlled double-blind trial comparing the effects of the prophylactic antibiotic, Cefazolin, administered at caesarean delivery at two different timings (before skin incision and after cord clamping) on both the mother and newborn
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth Oct 07, 2017
Jyothirmayi CA, et al. - Here, researchers evaluate the optimum timing for prophylactic antibiotic administration and aim to evaluate the amount of the antibiotic crossing the placental barrier. The outcome of this study suggests that the pre-incision prophylactic antibiotic protected the mother from surgical site infection (SSI) and febrile illness and reduced the hospital stay significantly.
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