Supplemental Oxygen and the Risk of Surgical Site Infection

Perioperative Supplemental Oxygen and the Risk of Surgical Site Infection

This is a study to see whether increasing the oxygen concentration during and after a cesarean section decreases the infection rate.

This is a double-blinded prospective randomized,controlled trial to evaluate whether using a higher concentration of oxygen during and after surgery helps to decrease the wound infection rate in patients undergoing cesarean sections.

Inclusion Criteria:

• mentally competent patients undergoing cesarean section under spinal or epidural anesthesia

Exclusion Criteria:

• fever/chorioamnionitis; GBS positive on antibiotics; immunocompromised / HIV patients; on antibiotics for any reason; general anesthesia; age less than 18 years custody patients stat cesarean section