DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2023.v11i11.010

Pages: 1921-1925

1. Background: Prophylactic antibiotic usage is important for preventing surgical site wound infections and related complications following caesarean delivery, which can lead to maternal morbidity, prolonged hospital stays, and increased treatment costs. Despite the recommendation for a single dose of preoperative antibiotic prophylaxis, clinicians are hesitant to adopt this approach due to variations in patient characteristics and concerns about aseptic techniques. Objective: To compare the efficacy of a single-antibiotic regimen versus multiple antibiotics in caesarean section procedures. Materials and Methods: It was a randomized clinical trial study. It was carried out in Obs and Gynae, North East Medical College, Sylhet, Bangladesh during the period of January 2022 to June 2022. The study included pregnant women above 34 weeks of gestation admitted to the hospital undergone elective or emergency caesarean delivery for singleton pregnancy. Total 92 sample patients with 46 patients in each group. Study involved two groups. Group A received Amoxicillin single antibiotic. Group B received multiple antibiotics. Statistical data calculations were done using Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS Inc., Version 25.0, Chicago, IL, USA) and Chi-square test was done. The p- value <0.05 was considered significant. Results: There were 46 patients in each group. Baseline characteristics, indications for caesarean delivery, duration of operation, duration of hospital stay and difficulties were similar. Post- operative morbidities like wound infection did not differ significantly (P>0.05). None of the women needed prolong hospital stay. Conclusion: The current study found no statistically significant difference in the outcome measures among the two study groups receiving different prophylactic regimens for caesarean delivery. Therefore, it can be concluded that both single and multiple antibiotics provide equally effective protection in reducing maternal .......