Pattern and outcome of gynaecological emergencies at a Nigerian secondary Health Care Centre

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Gynaecological emergencies form a large proportion of workload for the doctor.METHOD: This is a prospective study of all emergencies presenting with gynaecological problems from February to November 2006 was included in this study.RESULT: 153 patients presented with gynaecological emergencies in this study. 143(93.5%) had spontaneous abortion and 10(6.5%) women had ectopic pregnancy.CONCLUSION: Emergency gynaecological practice is more stressful in Nigeria than in developed countries because of poor infrastructure and difficulty in sourcing the materials required to treat patients.