Surgical Encounters in Emergency Gynaecological Procedures at Khairpur Medical College

Authors

  • Fozia Unar1, Abdul Malik Sangri2, Zahoor Hussain Bheelar3, Zulfiqar Ali Shar4, Bushra Noor Khuhro5, Kulsoom Azad Lashari6.

Keywords:

Key words. Gynaecological, Emergency, ovarian cyst, ectopic pregnancy.

Abstract

Objective; To determine the frequency surgical encounters in emergency gynecological procedures at Khairpur Medical College.

Methods: This was a descriptive case series study that was carried out at Khairpur medical college during 01-07-2019 to 31- 12-2019. In this study all the females of age 20 to 70 years presenting with any gynaecological emergency were included. The cases with all obstetrical issues and those with any associated medical disorders were excluded from this study. The cases were managed with resident doctors under the supervision of consultant gynaecologist and the types of surgical emergencies were noted.

Results: In this study there were total 135 emergency cases presented. The mean age of the participants was 47.81a 11.46 years and mean BMI was 24.17z3.03 kg/m2. The most commonly encountered emergency was ovarian cyst rupture seen in 34 (25.18%) of the cases followed by appendicitis seen in 24 (17.77%), gut adhesion in 23 (17.03%) and ectopic pregnancy in 20 (14.81%) of the cases.

Conclusion; The most commonly encountered emergency at Khairpur teaching hospital is ovarian cyst rupture.

 

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Published

2020-06-30

How to Cite

Fozia Unar1, Abdul Malik Sangri2, Zahoor Hussain Bheelar3, Zulfiqar Ali Shar4, Bushra Noor Khuhro5, Kulsoom Azad Lashari6. (2020). Surgical Encounters in Emergency Gynaecological Procedures at Khairpur Medical College. Journal of Peoples University of Medical &Amp; Health Sciences Nawabshah. (JPUMHS), 10(2), 125–127. Retrieved from http://publication.pumhs.edu.pk/index.php/ojs/article/view/505

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 2 (2020): April - June 2020

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