%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