Vault haematoma and febrile morbidity after vaginal hysterectomy
- 1 August 2000
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Mark Allen Group in Hospital Medicine
- Vol. 61 (8) , 535-538
- https://doi.org/10.12968/hosp.2000.61.8.1395
Abstract
Vaginal hysterectomy is associated with significant risk of vaginal vault haematoma (40%) and febrile morbidity (30%). Numerous interventions have been used to try and avoid these complications but very few have been shown to be effective.Keywords
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