Audit of Hysterectomies at the Aga Khan Hospital, Nairobi: Justification of Operative Indications
Date
1992Author
Ojwang, S B O
Chaudhry, S
Khan, KS
Khehar, BS
Otieno, MR
Type
ThesisLanguage
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An audit of 381 hysterectomies performed over a 5 year period (1986-1990) was carried out. In order to assess justification of the indication for hysterectomy pre-operative diagnoses were divided into two groups: those potentially confirmable by pathologic study and those not potentially confirmable by pathologic study. Out of the 273 cases studied in the first group, 246 (90.1%) were justified, while out of the 108 cases studied in the second group, 82 (75.9%) were justified. An overall 86% justification rate was observed. Adenomyosis as a histopathologic finding was seen more commonly in Asian than African patients (P < 0.005). Morbidity rate was 20% and there were no mortalities. The procedure in general was considered safe and justified
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http://profiles.uonbi.ac.ke/ojwang/publications/audit-hysterectomies-aga-khan-hospital-nairobi-justification-operative-indicat-ohttp://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/16743
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1286629
Citation
East Afr Med J. 1992 Sep;69(9):483Publisher
University of Nairobi School of medicine