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Evidence summaries

Wound Drainage for Caesarean Section

Routine use of wound drains at caesarean section appears not to provide any benefit. Level of evidence: "B"

A Cochrane review [Abstract] 1 included 10 studies with a total of 5 248 subjects. Meta-analysis found no difference in the risk of wound infection, other wound complications, febrile morbidity or endometritis in women with caesarean section who had wound drains compared with those who did not. No differences in outcomes were found between subcutaneous drainage and subcutaneous suturing in the 3 studies that made this comparison.

    References

    • Gates S, Anderson ER. Wound drainage for caesarean section. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2005 Jan 25;(1):CD004549 [Review content assessed as up-to-date: 13 December 2013]. [PubMed]

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