Septic abortions: a descriptive study in a teaching hospital at North Bengal, Darjeeling.

Chatterjee, Chitra; Joardar, G K; Mukherjee, G; Chakraborty, M

Chatterjee, Chitra; Joardar, G K; Mukherjee, G; Chakraborty, M.

Indian J Public Health ; 2007 Jul-Sep; 51(3): 193-4

Article in English | IMSEAR | ID: sea-110153

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A hospital based cross sectional study for one year done among 57 diagnosed and admitted septic abortion cases, revealed that 71.9% septic abortions were performed by untrained persons, 63.2% mothers were illiterate, 22.8% mothers were in adolescent age group. Exploratory Laparotomy was needed in 46.3% cases and important complications for referring were severe anaemia and septic shock.

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Abortion, Induced/adverse effects; Abortion, Septic/epidemiology; Academic Medical Centers/statistics & numerical data; Adolescent; Adult; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Hospitalization/statistics & numerical data; Humans; India/epidemiology; Laparoscopy; Maternal Age; Maternal Mortality/trends; Postoperative Complications; Pregnancy; Safety; Sexual Behavior; Socioeconomic Factors; Treatment Outcome; Uterine Hemorrhage/etiology

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Full text: Available Index: IMSEAR (South-East Asia) Main subject: Postoperative Complications / Safety / Sexual Behavior / Socioeconomic Factors / Uterine Hemorrhage / Female / Humans / Pregnancy / Maternal Mortality / Cross-Sectional Studies Type of study: Observational study / Prevalence study / Risk factors Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: Indian J Public Health Year: 2007 Type: Article

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