Stepwise Implementation of Vaginal Cleansing and Azithromycin at Cesarean Delivery to Decrease Postoperative Infections; A Quality Improvement Study

Presenter Information

Julie Gomez, MS, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Johanna Quist-Nelson, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Laura Felder, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Daniele DiMascio, MD, Sapienza University
Rebecca Eckler, MD, University of British Columbia
Amanda Paternostro, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Michael Posencheg, MD, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Jason Baxter, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Vincenzo Berghella, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

Start Date

5-28-2020 11:00 AM

End Date

5-28-2020 12:00 PM

Description

Aims for Improvement

We aimed to decrease our SSI rate by 30% by sequential implementation of vaginal cleaning1,2 and azithromycin3 for women who underwent a CD after having labored or experienced rupture of membranes.

Comments

Presented at the 2020 House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference