NCT00500019

Uterine Flora During Elective and Urgent Cesarean Sections

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

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 600 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Western Galilee Hospital-Nahariya · Other Government
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

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.

Detailed description

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.

Conditions

• Endometritis

Timeline

• Start date: 2005-01-01
• Completion: 2008-09-01
• First posted: 2007-07-12
• Last updated: 2009-03-31

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Israel