Wound Infection or Endometritis Post Cesarean Section Clinical Trial
Official title:
Supplemental Perioperative Oxygen to Reduce the Incidence of Post-Cesarean Endometritis and Wound Infection
The purpose of this study is to determine whether supplemental perioperative oxygen significantly decreases the incidence of post-Cesarean endometritis and wound infection among women who undergo Cesarean section after the onset of labor.
Women undergoing cesarean section after rupture of membranes or onset of labor are randomized in a one to one ratio to either normal or supplemental perioperative oxygen during cesarean section and for two hours afterwards. ;
Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator), Primary Purpose: Treatment