Chlorhexidine vaginal preparation versus standard treatment at caesarean section to reduce endometritis and prevent sepsis - A feasibility study protocol (the PREPS trial)

V. Hodgetts Morton; A. Wilson; C. Hewitt; A. Weckesser; N. Farmer; D. Lissauer; P. Hardy; R. K. Morris

doi:10.1186/s40814-018-0273-9

Chlorhexidine vaginal preparation versus standard treatment at caesarean section to reduce endometritis and prevent sepsis - A feasibility study protocol (the PREPS trial)

V. Hodgetts Morton
, A. Wilson
, C. Hewitt
, A. Weckesser
, N. Farmer
, D. Lissauer
, P. Hardy
, R. K. Morris^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Original language	English
Article number	134
Journal	Pilot and Feasibility Studies
Volume	4
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-018-0273-9
Publication status	Published (VoR) - 25 Apr 2018

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Thank you to the women who participated in the focus groups and helped inform the trial outcomes. This paper presents independent research funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) under its Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) Programme (Grant Reference Number PB-PG-1215-20013). The views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NHS, the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care. The PREPS trial is sponsored by Birmingham and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.

Keywords

Caesarean section
Chlorhexidine
Endometritis
Feasibility
Post-natal infection
Sepsis
Vaginal cleansing

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Morton, V. H., Wilson, A., Hewitt, C., Weckesser, A., Farmer, N., Lissauer, D., Hardy, P., & Morris, R. K. (2018). Chlorhexidine vaginal preparation versus standard treatment at caesarean section to reduce endometritis and prevent sepsis - A feasibility study protocol (the PREPS trial). Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 4(1), Article 134. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-018-0273-9

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