Septic abortions: a descriptive study in a teaching hospital at North Bengal, Darjeeling
Chatterjee, C.; Joardar, G.K.; Mukherjee, G.; Chakraborty, M.
Indian Journal of Public Health 51(3): 193-194
2007
ISSN/ISBN: 0019-557X PMID: 18229444 Document Number: 207120
A hospital based cross sectional study for one year done among 57 diagnosed and admitted septic abortion cases, revealed that 71.9% septic abortions were performed by untrained persons, 63.2% mothers were illiterate, 22.8% mothers were in adolescent age group. Exploratory Laparotomy was needed in 46.3% cases and important complications for referring were severe anaemia and septic shock.
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