[Prophylaxis with tercef of infection-related complications after cesarean section]

The purpose of this prospective and case controlled study is to determine the effectiveness and safety of antibiotic prophylaxis with Tercef (ceftriaxone) in women undergoing cesarean section and to compare the results with those of 24 hours regiment of Cefazolin and also with a group without prophylaxis. The study includes 122 cases of elective and emergency CS: 41 with a single intravenous dose of 1.0 g Tercef after clamping of the umbilical cord; 41 cases of antibiotic prophylaxis with Cefazolin three times 2.0 g for 24 hours and 40 low infectious risk CS without antibiotic prophylaxis. We take in account the existing before the CS risk factors for postoperative infectious complications as: hours of PROM; length of labor, number of vaginal examinations before CS, previous sections, duration of the operation, anemia, bacteriuria and diabetes. For post CS infection-related complications we take: febrile morbidity, endometritis, wound infections, infection of urinary tract. The results show infection complication in the three groups as follow: 14.6% for tercef, 17.1% for cefazolin and 20.0% for the group without antibiotic. There is not statistically significant difference. According our study in cases of CS with increased risk of post-operative infectious complications the antibiotic prophylaxis reduce the rate of infection-related complications even below that of CS with low infectious risk. The single dose of 1 g tercef i.v. is effective and suitable in comparison with 24 hours regiment of cefazolin.