title: Septic abortions: a descriptive study in a teaching hospital at North Bengal, Darjeeling.
abstract: A hospital based cross sectional study for one year done among 57 diagnosed and admitted septic abortion cases, revealed that 71.9% septic abortions were performed by untrained persons, 63.2% mothers were illiterate, 22.8% mothers were in adolescent age group. Exploratory Laparotomy was needed in 46.3% cases and important complications for referring were severe anaemia and septic shock.
authors.affiliation: Medical College, Darjeeling. chitchat0901@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: Chitra
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chatterjee
authors.forename: G K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Joardar
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mukherjee
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chakraborty
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000401:mortality / Q000592:standards; D000031:Abortion, Septic / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D000046:Academic Medical Centers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008423:Maternal Age; D008428:Maternal Mortality / Q000639:trends; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011247:Pregnancy; D012449:Safety; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality