Effectiveness of Standard Post-operative Wound Care After LSCS Among Women: An Original Article

Abstract

Introduction: A wound develops when the normal structure and function of skin and soft tissue are disrupted as a result of many etiology and causes. Surgical site infection (SSI) is the most common complication after any operative procedure. So functional outcome leads to prolonged hospitalization, direct cost-associated readmission. SSI preventable advocate standard post-op care and participation in self-management wound care post-operative women. The aims of this study is effectiveness of standard post-operative wound care after LSCS among women. The Objective is to assess the effectiveness of post-operative care on post-operative outcomes among women regarding wound care who had undergone LSCS.
Material and methods: A time series research design was used to assess the effectiveness of standard care among 24 women (12 in the control and 12 in the experimental group) admitted in the ward. This study has selected non-probable purposive sampling to choose women. Self-structured and standard tools were used to collect the data. Data analysis was performed in SPSS version 21.
Result: The study findings revealed that there was a significant improvement in experimental group in terms of wound care.
Conclusion: From this study, it can be concluded that standard post-operative care after LSCS plays an important and beneficial role in improving the biophysiological health parameters of postnatal mothers.