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Determinan Terjadinya Infeksi Luka Operasi (ILO) Post Sectio Caesarea

One of efforts in saving the lives of mothers and babies as the main goal of the delivery process can be through obstetric
surgical procedures of caesarean section. The surgical procedures of cesarean section delivery can cause several
complications, one of which is surgical site infection (SSI). The purpose of this study was to determine the factors
associated with the incidence of surgical site infection (SSI) of post caesarean postpartum mothers at Berkah General
Hospital Pandeglang in 2017. This study used an analytical survey research method with a cross-sectional approach. This
research was conducted from May to June 2017 at the postpartum room. The research samples were 96 respondents.
The sampling technique is accidental sampling. The data collection technique used a questionnaire and direct
observations. The data analysis used chi square test. The results showed that out of 96 post cesarean postpartum, 77.1%
did not experience SSI. There was a relationship among nutritional status (Pv 0.000; OR 1.8), hemoglobin level (Pv 0.003;
OR 8.9), wound care (Pv 0.000) and the incidence of SSI. However, there was no relationship between maternal age (Pv
0.327) and parity (Pv 0.889) and the incidence of SSI. The risk factors of post caesarean section surgical site infection
are nutritional status, hemoglobin level, and wound care

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