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Emergency hysterectomy in modern obstetric practice. Changing clinical perspective in time.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9512325     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: Emergency hysterectomy in obstetric practice is generally performed in the setting of life-threatening hemorrhage. A retrospective review based on hospital data of 67 patients undergoing emergency peripartum hysterectomy over 10 years was undertaken. METHODS: Comparison of two different time periods regarding the incidence and the indications of obstetric hysterectomies was made. RESULTS: The number of patients with hysterectomy in the first 5 years of the study period (1985-1989) was 43 and during the last 5 years (1990-1994) it was 24. The incidence of hysterectomy during 1985-1989 was 1 in 2495 deliveries and the most common indication for hysterectomy was uterine atony (42%) followed by placenta accreta (25.5%) and uterine rupture (21%). On the other hand, the incidence of hysterectomy during 1990-1994 was 1 in 4228 deliveries and the ranking of indications of hysterectomy was slightly different from group 1 as mostly placenta accreta (41.7%) followed by uterine atony (29.2%). The maternal mortality rate was 4.5% in this series. CONCLUSION: This study showed that over the last decade the incidence of emergency hysterectomy in obstetric practice has declined in our clinic due to availability of high standard obstetric care and more liberal use of cesarean section at risk deliveries, better controlled use of oxytocin and internal iliac artery ligation.
Authors:
C G Zorlu; C Turan; A Z Işik; N Danişman; T Mungan; O Gökmen
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica     Volume:  77     ISSN:  0001-6349     ISO Abbreviation:  Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand     Publication Date:  1998 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1998-03-24     Completed Date:  1998-03-24     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370343     Medline TA:  Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand     Country:  DENMARK    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  186-90     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dr. Zekai Tahir Burak Women's Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Cesarean Section / statistics & numerical data,  trends
Emergencies / epidemiology
Female
Humans
Hysterectomy / statistics & numerical data,  trends*
Incidence
Placenta Accreta / surgery
Pregnancy
Retrospective Studies
Uterine Inertia / surgery
Uterine Rupture / surgery

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