Open AccessEmergency peripartum hysterectomy
Author(s) -
Mothshedisi H. Sebitloane,
J Moodley
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
east african medical journal
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.102
H-Index - 40
ISSN - 0012-835X
DOI - 10.4314/eamj.v78i2.9091
Subject(s) - medicine , hysterectomy , obstetrics , caesarean section , pregnancy , maternal morbidity , retrospective cohort study , uterine rupture , surgery , uterus , genetics , biology
Emergency hysterectomy in obstetric practice is generally performed in the setting of life-threatening situations.