Clorhexidine Versus Povidone for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection After Cesarean Section

Clorhexidine Versus Povidone for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection in Patients After Cesarean Section. Randomized, Controlled Trial.

Many solutions are used for cleaning the skin of a patient previous to a surgery. Although the efficacy of clorhexidine has been proved in other surgical procedures, there is only a retrospective study in cesarean section (they report no benefit of one solution over the other). The investigators would like to evaluate the difference in surgical site infection in patients after cesarean section comparing preparation of the skin with clorhexidine versus povidone.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Gestational age > 32 weeks
• Emergency cesarean section

Exclusion Criteria:

• Allergy to clorhexidine
• Allergy to povidone
• Evidence of infection in the surgical site
• Loss to follow up at 15 days
• Surgeries that due to the emergency of the case do not allow the five minutes of skin cleaning.