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Uterine Atony At A Tertiary Care Hospital In Pakistan: A Risk Factor Analysis, S H. Feerasta, A Motiei, S Motiwala, N F. Zuberi
Uterine Atony At A Tertiary Care Hospital In Pakistan: A Risk Factor Analysis, S H. Feerasta, A Motiei, S Motiwala, N F. Zuberi
Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Objectives: To identify risk factors for uterine atony following assisted or unassisted vaginal delivery.
Design: This hospital based case control study was done at The Aga Khan University Karachi, Pakistan. Cases were defined as all women with uterine atony within 24 hours of an assisted or unassisted vaginal delivery. Controls were based on women with normal assisted or unassisted vaginal delivery without uterine atony. Data abstracted form the medical records; adjusted odds ratios were estimated by multiple logistic regression.
Results: Factors having a significant association with uterine atony were gestational diabetes mellitus (odds ratio 7.6, 95% CI 6.9-9.0, p = …