Open AccessIncidence of postpartum post-cesarean hysterectomy at the Institute of gynecology and obstetrics, Clinical center of Serbia, Belgrade
Author(s) -
Radmila Sparić,
Milan Dokić,
Rajka Argirović,
Saša Kadija,
Zorica Bogdanović,
V. Milenkovic
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2406-0895
pISSN - 0370-8179
DOI - 10.2298/sarh0704160s
Subject(s) - medicine , hysterectomy , incidence (geometry) , obstetrics , obstetrics and gynaecology , vaginal delivery , gynecology , retrospective cohort study , pregnancy , postpartum period , surgery , physics , biology , optics , genetics
Postpartum hysterectomy means hysterectomy at least 6 weeks after delivery or cesarean section. It is usually performed in life-threatening situations. Incidence of postpartum hysterectomy varies from 0.02% to 0.3% of total number of deliveries.