Tracking surgical site infection post caesarean section through HealthTracker

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Caesarean section (CS) is one of the most common surgeries in Australia. Women who undergo a CS are at risk of surgical site infections (SSI), and post-CS SSI is associated with substantial maternal morbidity and healthcare costs, and can lead to significant physical and emotional burden for mothers. Despite this burden, no standardised CS SSI surveillance mechanism or mandatory reporting system exists, and CS SSI may therefore be undetected. This project will address the gap in surveillance through trialling an electronic wound healing questionnaire via an app called, HealthTracker. Acceptability of the survey will be evaluated through the response rate of the women, and a feedback questionnaire. Data from HealthTracker will enable post-CS SSI rates to be monitored post discharge from hospital in order to identify true infection rates and to inform decision making related to preventative strategies.