Emergency hysterectomy in a tertiary care hospital: indications, surgical outcomes and challenges: a 2-year retrospective descriptive cross-sectional study

Emergency hysterectomy in a tertiary care hospital: indications, surgical outcomes and challenges: a 2-year retrospective descriptive cross-sectional study

INTRODUCTION: Emergency hysterectomy (EH) remains a life-saving procedure in cases of life-threatening obstetric hemorrhage and other gynaecological emergencies.We aim to determine the indications, surgical outcomes and challenges of EH in our tertiary centre. METHODS: an ethically approved retrospe...

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Main Authors: Ben Izizag Bepouka, Madone Mandina, Jean Robert Makulo, Murielle Longokolo, Ossam Odio, Nadine Mayasi, Tresor Pata, Godelive Nsangana, Felly Tshikangu, Donatien Mangala, Dupont Maheshe, Serge Nkarnkwin, Jonathan Muamba, Gorby Ndaie, Rodrigue Ngwizani, Yves Yanga, Aliocha Nkodila, Hervé Keke, Yamin Kokusa, Francois Lepira, Innocent Kashongwe, Marcel Mbula, Jean Marie Kayembe, Hippolyte Situakibanza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Pan African Medical Journal 2020-10-01
Series:The Pan African Medical Journal
Subjects:
emergency hysterectomy
massive obstetric hemorrhage
placenta previa
uterine atony
uterine rupture
Online Access: https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/37/106/pdf/106.pdf

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