Hysterectomy in Jamaica

ABSTRACT

A series of one hundred and twenty hysterectomies is reported. Sixty-seven (56 percent) total or panhysterectomies were performed with no deaths and an average length of stay in hospital of 13.5 days. Thirty-one (26 per cent) sub-total vaginal hysterectomies were perfomed with one death from pulmonary embolism one week after discharge from hospital. The average length of stay in hospital was 13.2 days. Twenty-two (18 per cent) vaginal hysterectomies combined with vaginal repair were performed. There were no deaths and the average length of stay in hospital was sixteen days (AU)