dc.contributor.author | Rogo Khama O. | |
dc.contributor.author | Nyamu, JM | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-06-07T06:35:24Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-06-07T06:35:24Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1989 | |
dc.identifier.citation | East Afr Med J. 1989 May;66(5):333-9 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2791931 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/29696 | |
dc.description.abstract | This study describes 58 cases of legal termination of pregnancy done in the acute gynaecology ward, Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), Nairobi, over a 4 year period. The ward handles 20-40 new cases of incomplete abortion daily. Patients in the midtrimester received extra-amniotic or inter-amniotic prostaglandins (PGF2 alpha). Most of the patients were young, single and primigravid. Most terminations were requested for on psychosocial grounds. The mean induction-delivery time with PGF2 alpha was 16.6 hours. Age, parity and gestation influenced this interval. The mean hospital stay was 3-5 days. Minor complications were recorded in 19.2% of the patients. Instillation of PGF2 alpha, particularly by extra-amniotic route seems to be safe and sufficient in our environment. It is recommended for use in developing countries. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.title | Legal termination of pregnancy at the Kenyatta National Hospital using prostaglandin F2 alpha in mid trimester. | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
local.publisher | Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya | en |