Obstetric accidents: a review of 64 cases.

Obstetric accidents: a review of 64 cases.

OBJECTIVE To identify the causes of obstetric accidents. DESIGN AND SETTING Analysis of case records at the Medical Protection Society's London office covering the five years 1982-6. SUBJECTS Cases that had come to litigation which had resulted in stillbirth, perinatal or neonatal death, central nervous system damage to the baby, or maternal death and in which there was an opinion from a se...

Obstetric Accidents, Emergencies, and Operations

Emergency Obstetric Hysterectomy: a review of 69 cases

Material and Method: This retrospective review was undertaken in the Department of obstetrics and Gynecology Unit III of Civil Hospital Karachi from July 2002 to December 2007. Data regarding frequency of hysterectomy, maternal age, parity, causes of hemorrhage, type of hysterectomy and its complications, was retrieved from yearly maintained Registers / proformas of obstetrical hysterectomy and...

A REVIEW OF 427 CASES OF VARICOCELE

427 patients with varicocele ranging in age from 14 to more than 35 years underwent surgical operation during a 10 year period (1977-1986). 190 (44.5%) were referred for infertility and 365 had left-sided varicoceles (85.5%). No relationship was found between infertility and the grade of varicocele. Clinical features of prostatitis were often present. Semen analyses were performed in 37% o...

Tympanoplasty Outcomes: A Review of 789 Cases

Introduction: Tympanoplasty is indicated to restore hearing disability and prevent recurrent otorrhea.  Materials and Methods: This study was a retrospective review of patients who underwent tympanoplasty with or without mastoidectomy over a 1-year period.  Results: A total of 789 tympanoplasties were reviewed, with a male-to-female ratio of 1:1.1. In total, 91% and 9% of tympanoplasties were p...