Surgical care bundle: effect on post-caesarean wound infection.

BACKGROUND

Surgical site infections, resulting from surgical procedures, can significantly impact healthcare systems and individual patients, necessitating the implementation of a surgical care bundle to reduce their incidence.

AIM: To investigate the effect of surgical care bundle on post-cesarean wound infection.

DESIGN

The research design was quasi-experimental.

SETTINGS: The study was conducted at the obstetrics and gynecology departments of University Hospital and Shebin El-Kom Teaching Hospitals, Menoufia Governorate, Egypt.

SAMPLE: A sample of one hundred women was chosen as convenient for the study.

INSTRUMENTS: A structured interview questionnaire and surgical checklist were utilized.

RESULTS

The results showed that 100% of the intervention group had healthy wound status after 48 h compared to 80.0% of the control group.

CONCLUSION

The surgical care bundle application pre-, during, and post-cesarean section significantly reduces the risk of cesarean section wound infection. The incorporation of these surgical care bundles into comprehensive surgical quality programs for women undergoing cesarean section.