PMID: 11917367Mar 29, 2002Paper

Uterine rupture in Senegal. Results of 2 surveys taken in 1992 and 1996

Journal de gynécologie, obstétrique et biologie de la reproduction
S M GueyeF Diadhiou

Abstract

National prospective descriptive study on dystocia were conducted in Senegal in 1992 and 1996. We examined more closely the data on uterine rupture to determine trends between these two surveys. Data were collected for all patients undergoing an obstetrical intervention between January 1st and December 31st in 1992 and in 1996 in one of the referral maternity-obstetrical surgery units in each of the 10 regions in Senegal. The rate of uterine rupture was 1 per 51 interventions in 1992 (1.87%) versus 1 per 53 interventions in 1996 (1.94%). This dramatic event was recurrent in 7 of the 10 regions. The patients involved were aged 25-35 years (68% in 1992 versus 70% in 1996), multiparous or grand multiparous (52% in 1992 versus 70% in 1996), illiterate (90%), with poor follow-up (less than 3 prenatal consultations in 56% of the cases), and were generally evacuated to the unit (80% in 1992 versus 97% in 1996) without medical care (55%). Maternal mortality was high (28% in 1992 versus 12% in 1996). Infant mortality was also very high (98% in 1992 versus 86.6% in 1996). Conservative treatment of uterine rupture was used increasingly: the rate of conservative suture rose from 3.3% in 1992 to 22% in 1996. Prevention is a challenge for he...Continue Reading

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