[Analysis of the use of the Salinas forceps at the Gynecologic-Obstetric Hospital of Garza García, N.L. (Nuevo León)].
Six hundred and thirteen cases of Salinas forceps application at Hospital de Ginecoobstetricia de Garza García, N.L. from November 1992 to April, 1993, were reviewed. The largest patients group, 20 to 29 years of age with 54.5%; primiparae were predominant with 55.9%, the largest amount of applications in term products, 80.8%; elective forceps with 72.5%; low application with 83.0%; medium 2.5%; episiotomy, medium, right lateral in all the cases; epidural block anesthesia in all the patients, and only one complication 0.1%; most frequent position variety OIA with 50%; and the smaller OIP with 2.6%; 96.3% of products weighted more than 2,500 g; and 87.1% with Apgar 8-9 at one minute. Maternal morbidity, 30.1%; fetal morbidity, 6.1%, with one case with facial paralysis (0.1%) by medium forceps. There were no maternal deaths; 3 antepartum fetal deaths; none postpartum.
de la Garza Quintanilla
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Hospital de Ginecoobstetricia de Garza García, N.L.
González Salinas
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Celaya Juárez
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006176:Gynecology; D006782:Hospitals, Special; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007746:Labor Presentation; D008800:Mexico; D009772:Obstetrical Forceps / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009774:Obstetrics; D011247:Pregnancy