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Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2003;46(1):34-37.
Published online January 1, 2003.
Emergency peripartum hysterectomy.
Jung Woong Lee, Jung Hui Park, Hyun Young Ahn, Soo Young Hur, Gui SeRa Lee, Sa Jin Kim, Jong Chul Shin, Jong Gu Rha, Soo Pyung Kim
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the clinical indications and incidence of emergency peripartum hysterectomy by dermographic characteristics by a retrospective review based on hospital data of 98 patients over 8 years. METHODS: We reviewed their medical records of the 98 cases of peripartum hysterectomy among 50,338 deliveries, from January. 1992 to December. 1999, at St Mary, Kang Nam St Mary, and Holy Family hospital of Catholic University. RESULTS: The total incidence of peripartum hysterectomy was 98/50,338 (0.19%), Cesarean hysterectomy was performed in 96 of 22,561 Cesarean sections (0.43%) and in 2 of 27,777 vaginal deliveries (0.01%). The higher the age, the higher incidence of peripartum hysterectomy was noted and the most common indication for hysterectomy was abnormal adherent placentation (45.48%) followed by uterine atony (39.80%). During peripartum hysterectomy, patients were transfused with mean 10.04 pints. Although one maternal death occurred, maternal morbidity remained high (51.02%), including postoperative febrile condition in 15 (15.3%), intraoperative urologic injury in 11 patients (11.2%). CONCLUSION: There is a strong association between advancing age and incidence of peripartum hysterectomy. The data identify abnormal adherent placentation as the primary cause for peripartum hysterectomy and then considering the mean volume of blood loss more than 10 pints of blood should be prepared before emergency hysterectomy.
Key Words: Peripartum hystectomy, Adherent placenta


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