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Shock and Ureteric Obstruction following Vaginal Repair
Author(s) -
Gudgeon C. W.
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1479-828X
pISSN - 0004-8666
DOI - 10.1111/j.1479-828x.1967.tb02485.x
Subject(s) - oliguria , medicine , nausea , shock (circulatory) , complication , septic shock , surgery , urinary system , anesthesia , sepsis , renal function
Partial ureteric obstruction may occur in the course of a vaginal repair. Combined with urinary infection post‐operatively, a characteristic illness with nausea, pyrexia, shock, and oliguria may occur within the first week. SUMMARY Three patients with ureteric obstruction following vaginal repair are reported. This complication should be suspected if the post‐operative course is characterised by unexplained and prolonged nausea or pyrexia. The onset of rigors, oliguria and shock usually indicates the presence of gram‐negative endotoxic shock; the treatment of this condition is briefly discussed.