Review of uterine rupture at Paropakar Maternity and Women’s Hospital

Authors

  • Iccha Uprety Paropakar Maternity and Women’s Hospital, Kathmandu
  • Gehanath Baral Paropakar Maternity and Women’s Hospital, Kathmandu
  • Shreena Shrestha

Keywords:

cesarean section, scarred uterus uterine rupture

Abstract

Aims: To determine the case profile of uterine rupture.

Methods: Retrospective descriptive study from in-patient record file during two years period.

Results: Incidence of uterine rupture recorded was 72 per hundred thousand deliveries (1 in 1390), 25% had ruptured uterus antepartum and 60.7% had live baby.

Conclusions: Scarred uterus was the commonest risk factor for rupture uterus and antepartum rupture is not uncommon.
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Author Biography

Iccha Uprety, Paropakar Maternity and Women’s Hospital, Kathmandu

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

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Published

2018-11-12

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 1 (2018)

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Uprety, I., Baral, G., & Shrestha, S. (2018). Review of uterine rupture at Paropakar Maternity and Women’s Hospital. Nepal Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 13(1), 23-25. https://nepjol.info/index.php/NJOG/article/view/21612