Objectives: This study aimed to describe clinical and sub-clinical characteristics of C-section patients after using of antibiotic prophylaxis at Thai Nguyen General Hospital in 2022.
Materials and methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study with 184 caesarean section patients was randomly selected from July 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022.
Results: The average age is 28.36±5.0 years old, the was 88.6% in the age group ≤ 35 years old. Most women give birth for the second or third time, accounting for a high rate of 76.1% and 13.6%. The majority of pregnant women with a history of cesarean section had a cesarean section at 84.2%. Most women give birth for the second or third time, accounting for a high rate of 76.1% and 13.6%. A previous C-section was the most frequent indication at 84.2%. Most surgery times were from 30-60 minutes 95.7%. There were 2 cases of patients with fever after surgery, with temperatures ranging from 37.50C-38.5°C were 1.1%. There were 99.5% of cases with good uterine involution. All pregnant women in the study had normal post-operative lochia. The rate of dry incisions was 98.4%, incision swelling and pain was 0.5%, and incisions with dressing seepage was 1.1%. There were 05 cases of hospitalization for 7 days or more was 2.7%. There were 03 cases of superficial surgical wound infection, accounting for 1.6% and 98.4% of cases had no surgical wound infection.
Conclusion: Using minimal doses of prophylactic antibiotics reduces the rate of surgical wound infection after cesarean section.