%0 Journal Article
%T Assessment of the Cases Undergone Peripartum Hysterectomy in a Tertiary Care Hospital in the Last Three Years
%A Afroz Sayma
%A Gulshan Ara
%J Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
%P 1006-1014
%@ 2160-8806
%D 2018
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojog.2018.811101
%X Background: Emergency peripartum hysterectomy (EPH), although rare in modern
obstetrics, remains a life-saving procedure in cases of severe hemorrhage. Objective: To assess the incidence, indications, outcomes & complications of
peripartum hysterecomty performed in a tertiary care hospital & compare the
results with other reports in the literature. Methods: Twenty nine
peripartum hysterectomy cases carried out between July 2015
and June 2018 in Enam Medical College & Hospital, Savar,
Dhaka were evaluated retrospectively. Maternal characteristics and
characteristics of the present pregnancy and delivery, hysterectomy
indications, operative complications, postoperative conditions, and maternal
and neonatal outcomes were evaluated. Results