Two Years Retrospective Review Of Elective Hysterectomy At Jimma University Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia

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