Abstract: Aim: To evaluate the effect of early versus delayed exposure of surgical wound following caesarean section on:
1. Surgical site infections(SSI) 2. Patients’comfort level 3. Length of hospital stay
Materials and Method: A hospital based prospective observational study was conducted over a period of 18( 1st October 2022 to 31st March 2024) months in the department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Midnapore Medical college and Hospital, West Midnapore, West Bengal. All pregnant mothers with age 19-35 years and had undergone emergency caesarean section were included in the study.
Result and Analysis: The women in the early exposure group reported a significant lower pain level than those of delayed exposure group (p=0.000065). The women in the early exposure group reported a significant higher percentages of all items of comfort scale than those in delayed exposure group(p>0.05). In addition the percentages of wound complications were slightly higher in delayed exposure group than early exposure group with no significant difference (p=<0.05). The duration of hospital stay was significantly more in delayed exposure group than those of other group. (p=0.001)
Conclusion: The present study concluded that early exposure of the wound (3rd post operative day) reduces the incidence of wound complication and SSI with no significant difference. Furthermore, it has significant effect to reduce the pain level, increase all aspect of comfort level and decrease in the duration of hospital stay among the women who underwent LSCS.
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