title: Emergency hysterectomy in obstetric practice: five year review.
abstract: From January 1980 to December 1984, there were 86,483 deliveries and 25 emergency obstetric hysterectomies at the Maternity Hospital, Kuwait. The indications for hysterectomy were placental disorders (64%), uterine rupture (28%), and extension of the lower uterine scar during cesarean section (8%). The incidence of emergency hysterectomy increased with age and parity. Postoperative morbidity was higher with subtotal than with total hysterectomy. The commonest post-operative complication was urinary tract infection. There was one maternal death from consumptive coagulopathy associated with intra-uterine fetal death.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D010922:Placenta Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D014597:Uterine Rupture / Q000601:surgery