Variable | No. | (%) |
Mode of presentation |
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Genital Sepsis | 37 | 45.1 |
Excessive vaginal bleeding due to |
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|
RPOC | 29 | 35.4 |
Shock | 5 | 6.1 |
Uterine perforation and intraperitoneal haemorrhage. | 4 | 4.9 |
Uterine perforation and injury to small intestine. | 2 | 2.4 |
Uterine gangrene | 2 | 2.4 |
Pelvic abscess | 3 | 3.7 |
Surgical procedure (% surgical procedures performed) |
|
|
Evacuation and curettage | 29 | 72.5 |
Laparotomy (For repair of uterine Perforation, drainage of pelvic abscess, Repair of gut injury) | 9 | 22.5 |
Hysterectomy (Subtotal) |
|
|
(Uterine gangrene) | 2 | 5.0 |
Post-operative morbidity (n = 80) |
|
|
Need for 2 - 6 units of blood transfusion | 42 | 52.5 |
Prolonged hospital stays due to fever |
|
|
(7 days - 3 weeks) | 12 | 15 |
Post-operative wound infections | 8 | 10 |
Deep vein thrombosis | 1 | 1.25 |
Need for prolonged injectable |
|
|
Antibiotic cover | 15 | 18.8 |
Acute renal failure | 2 | 2.5 |