Clinical Trends, Indications, Postoperative Complications of Hysterectomy Patients- A Retrospective Study

Abstract

Background: Hysterectomy is today a relatively safe routine operation performed commonly worldwide done in women next only to cesarean delivery. Our study aims to know the clinical profile, indications, post-operative complications of patients who underwent an abdominal hysterectomy. Methods: This is the retrospective study of 41 cases of abdominal hysterectomy done for benign conditions of the uterus. The study period was from August 2018 to January 2019 at tertiary care hospital, Mumbai. We chose women who underwent abdominal hysterectomy in the period 6 months irrespective of their age, parity or clinical presentation. Results: The study group had women between 35-65 years. 46.3% belonged to 45-50 years of age. Majorly, hysterectomy was performed in para two and para three cases. Most common complaint was abnormal menstrual flow (70.7%). Commonest indication for hysterectomy was Fibroid (56%) and DUB (26.8%).