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Document Type : Article In Journal 
Document Title :
"Near miss" obstetric morbidity in an inner city hospital in Saudi Arabia
"Near miss" obstetric morbidity in an inner city hospital in Saudi Arabia
 
Subject : Obstetrics and Gynecology 
Document Language : English 
Abstract : A defined "near-miss" end-point, e.g. peripartum hysterectomy, is a more useful measure of obstetric care in a modern inner-city hospital than maternal mortality. Thus, indication(s), type of operation, risk factors and surgical morbidity of all cases of peripartum hysterectomy conducted over a period of 85 months at King Abdul Aziz Hospital, Jeddah were reviewed. The incidence of hysterectomy was 1.22 per 1000 deliveries. Atonic postpartum haemorrhage was the most common reason (43.5%), followed by ruptured uterus (30.4%) and placenta accreta (26.1%). Of the atonic group, five patients were primigravidae, three of whom had severe pre-eclampsia. Abnormally prolonged labour was noted in this group. In the uterine rupture group, only two patients had had previous caesarean sections. In the placenta accreta group, three patients had placenta praevia, two of whom had scars from previous caesarean sections. One maternal death was attributed to amniotic fluid embolism 
ISSN : 1020-3397 
Journal Name : Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal 
Volume : 5 
Issue Number : 4 
Publishing Year : 1419 AH
1999 AD 
Article Type : Article 
Added Date : Friday, March 18, 2011 

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Researcher Name (Arabic)Researcher Name (English)Researcher TypeDr GradeEmail
حسن نصرتNasrat, Hasan InvestigatorDoctorate 
أنس المرزوقيAl-Marzouki, Anas ResearcherDoctorate 

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