Abstract
Summary A preliminary report is presented of a modified technic for the performance of cesarean section in patients who are presumably infected. Two cases are reported in which this technic was employed, in one of which cultures revealed the presence of hemolytic streptococci at the time of, and subsequent to, the operation. A uterine fistula occurred in the case showing hemolytic streptococci. Undoubtedly numbers of these organisms and infected material escaped through the hole in the uterus, but the tract formed by the uterine drain offered an avenue through which the noxious elements could escape. Both patients recovered and postpartum examination revealed normal genital organs.
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