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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-4-10
pubmed:abstractText
This study was conducted at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital and Family Health Hospital, Accra, Ghana, between April 2000 and January 2001 to compare the efficacy and safety of myomectomy done at caesarean section with the application of a tourniquet with caesarean section without myomectomy. Twenty four patients were recruited into the study. Average haemoglobin of patients both pre and post-operatively was 11.73 g/dl and 9.90 g/dl for patients who had caesarean section with myomectomy and 12.07 g/dl and 10.34 g/dl in the other group in which caesarean section without myomectomy was performed. The average duration of operation was longer in patients who had caesarean section and myomectomy (62.08 mins) than those who had caesarean section alone (50.83 mins). The drop in average haemoglobin for patients who had caesarean section and myomectomy was 1.83 while those who had caesarean section alone was 1.73. This was not significant. The fibroid nodules removed ranged from one solitary nodule to six nodules with an average diameter of 6 cm. Eighty five per cent of the fibroids were intramural and in the body of the uterus. Uterine involution was normal and there were no significant complications during the puerperium. We conclude that there is no significant difference in intra-operative and post-operative morbidity and blood loss in performing caesarean section alone and caesarean section with myomectomy when a tourniquet is applied.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1118-4841
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
6
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
38-43
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-12-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12685407-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:12685407-Age Factors, pubmed-meshheading:12685407-Blood Loss, Surgical, pubmed-meshheading:12685407-Cesarean Section, pubmed-meshheading:12685407-Female, pubmed-meshheading:12685407-Gynecologic Surgical Procedures, pubmed-meshheading:12685407-Hemoglobins, pubmed-meshheading:12685407-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:12685407-Intraoperative Period, pubmed-meshheading:12685407-Leiomyoma, pubmed-meshheading:12685407-Myometrium, pubmed-meshheading:12685407-Postoperative Period, pubmed-meshheading:12685407-Pregnancy, pubmed-meshheading:12685407-Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic, pubmed-meshheading:12685407-Prospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:12685407-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:12685407-Treatment Outcome, pubmed-meshheading:12685407-Uterine Hemorrhage, pubmed-meshheading:12685407-Uterine Neoplasms
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Caesarean myomectomy.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Comparative Study