Title

Antibiotic prophylaxis among Indian women undergoing cesarean sections

Authors

Bhavani Kaveti¹, Gadiparthi Anusha², Priyadarshini Ramesh³, Madhurika Jalakam⁴, A Prashannalakshmi⁵, Reema Reji^6,* & Yagvalkya Sharma⁷

Affiliation

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Sri Sai Ram Fertility and Women Health Care Hospital, Gaddiannaram, Hyderabad, Telangana, India; ²Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Vijay Marie Hospital, Veernagar, Saifabad Hyderabad, Telangana, India; ³Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Madras Medical College, Chennai, India; ⁴Department of ITU, Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital, East Kent Hospital University Foundation Trust, United Kingdom; ⁵Department of Medicine, Tashkent Medical Academy, Urgench branch, Uzbekistan; ⁶Department of Pediatrics, Dr. KM Cherian Institute of Medical Sciences, Umayattukkara Road, Kallissery P.O, Chengannur, Kerala, India; ⁷Department of Research, Kalp Research Work, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Bhavani Kaveti - E - mail: bhavanikaveti1996@gmail.com; Phone: +91 7386704466
Gadiparthi Anusha - E - mail: anushagadiparthi9@gmail.com; Phone: +91 7702121577

Priyadarshini Ramesh - E - mail: priyaramesh1198@gmail.com; Phone: +91 8825735755

Madhurika Jalakam - E - mail: jalakamm@gmail.com; Phone: +44 7477683913
A Prashannalakshmi - E - mail: prashannahu@gmail.com; Phone: +91 9940594556
Reema Reji - E - mail: reemareji14@gmail.com; Phone: +91 9207114535
Yagvalkya Sharma - E - mail: sonusharma23@gmail.com; Phone: +91 9953329363

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received April 1, 2025; Revised April 30, 2025; Accepted April 30, 2025, Published April 30, 2025

Abstract

Cesarean sections are associated with a high risk of postoperative infections, making timely and appropriate antibiotic prophylaxis essential. Hence, a six-month study of 100 patients found 85% compliance with recommended guidelines, with SSIs (Surgical site infections) occurring in 3% of timely cases versus 9% in delayed cases. Deviations, such as delayed administration or inappropriate antibiotic use, modestly increased infection risk. Key factors in reducing SSIs were timely antibiotic delivery and appropriate selection. Improved training, surveillance and audits are recommended to enhance compliance so as to ensure safe obstetric surgical practices.

Keywords

Cesarean section, antibiotic prophylaxis, surgical site infection, adherence to guideline, postoperative infection, tertiary care hospital

Citation

Kaveti et al. Bioinformation 21(4): 594-598 (2025)

Edited by

A Prashanth

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.