What to do if there is pus on the cesarean section scar

Nowadays, more and more women choose caesarean sections, but caesarean sections are more harmful to the body than natural births. Especially when the caesarean section care is not done properly after delivery, there will be a situation similar to pus on the scar. This is definitely a wound infection. Once the wound is infected, it will inevitably affect the healing speed of the wound, and there may also be ugly scars. More importantly, further development of the infection will endanger life. So what should I do if there is pus on the caesarean section scar?

1. If the wound infection after cesarean section is mild, the wound will show symptoms of redness and swelling. At this time, it is generally recommended that the patient clean and care for the wound surface. You can use normal saline to clean the sore surface, change the dressing regularly after iodine disinfection, and pay attention to wound care on a daily basis to avoid wound infection.

2. For wound infection, you can use some oral anti-inflammatory and anti-infection antibiotics, which are also helpful in controlling inflammation. Antibiotic treatment The use of antibiotics mainly includes monotherapy, ditherapy and triple therapy, which varies significantly from hospital to hospital. The main combination therapy is cephalosporin + metronidazole, and the majority of triple therapy is cephalosporin + metronidazole + aminoglycosides.

3. Some caesarean section patients may experience symptoms of wound suppuration due to wound infection. For purulent wounds, attention should be paid to cleaning the pus. The pus should be cleaned promptly with normal saline and the dressings should be changed regularly. If there is necrotic tissue in the wound, attention should be paid to removing foreign matter and necrotic tissue from the wound, draining the pus, and preventing the spread of inflammation. At the same time, antibiotics should be used to eliminate inflammation. For inflammatory wounds that cannot heal for a long time, dressing changes and wet compresses can be used to remove toxins and promote tissue regeneration to promote wound healing. Note: If the wound feels ripples when pressed, it may be infected and festering inside the wound. In this case, the wound needs to be cut open and fully drained for treatment.

4. The above treatment process needs to be combined with some supportive treatment. Supportive treatment For systemic treatment, some hospitals currently choose to blindly give nutritional drugs such as albumin, but there is a lack of evidence-based medicine to prove whether this is useful. Therefore, according to the actual situation, we should improve the nutritional status of the mother, enhance the body's immunity, and effectively ensure the treatment of postoperative incision infection.