Abstract:
Background:- Hysteretomy is one of the commonest major gynecological surgeries performed
all over the world. A hysterectomy is an operation to remove a woman’s uterus. The uterus is the
place where a baby grows when a woman is pregnant. Sometimes, the ovaries and fallopian
tubes also are taken out. Hysterectomies are very common-one in three women in the united
states has had one by age 60.
Objectives:- To determine the socio-demographic characteristics, the indications, the
intraoperative and postoperative complications of patients who undergone elective hysterectomy
with an aim to improve management at our unit.
Methods:- This is a retrospective cross sectional study in Jimma university specialized Hospital,
an urban community in south eastern Ethiopia. The study is a descriptive analysis of all cases of
hysterectomy for over a 2 year period September1, 2004-August30, 2005 E.C). Information on
socio-demographic characteristics, presenting symptoms, indication for surgery, type of
hysterectomy, operative findings, blood transfusion, per-morbid condition, duration of hospital
stay and post-operative morbidity were retrieved and analyzed
