Uterine Flora During Elective and Urgent Cesarean Sections

Hypothesis: The bacterial flora of the uterus during elective Cesarean sections differs from the uterine flora during non-elective Cesarean sections. We want to study whether the uterine flora can predict post-cesarean febrile morbidity and endometritis.

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Key information

Conditions

Endometritis Adnexal Diseases Female Urogenital Diseases Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications Genital Diseases Genital Diseases, Female Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Urogenital Diseases Uterine Diseases

Age range

18 year–50 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Western Galilee Hospital

Nahariya, 22100, Israel

About this study

Objective: To evaluate the uterine flora at the time of elective and non-elective cesarean sections and to study the relationship to the development of postpartum fever and/or endometritis.

Methods: Eight-hundred women who will be delivered by cesarean section will be enrolled in this study. Cultures will be obtained during the surgery from the open uterine cavity after removal of the placenta. Data regarding postpartum morbidity would be collected.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Cesarean delivery

Exclusion criteria

Vaginal delivery

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

To compare bacteriological growth between elective and non-elective cesarean section

Time frame: 5 years

Secondary outcomes

To study the various bacteria growth in the uteri, and to compare type of bacteria to post-op morbidity

Time frame: 5 years

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Western Galilee Hospital-Nahariya

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Registry information

Official study title

Uterine Flora During Elective and Urgent Cesarean Sections and Its Relationship to Postpartum Complications.

Important dates

Study start: 2005
Study completion: 2008
First posted: Jul 12, 2007
Registry last updated: Mar 31, 2009

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