Emergency Peripartum Hysterectomies at a District General Hospital in United Kingdom: 10-Year Review of Practice

Table 1

Delivery details and type of hysterectomy.

	Incidence (=)	(%)
Onset of labour
Spontaneous	16	(55.1)
Induced	7	(24.1)
Elective caesarean section	6	(20.8)
Delivery method
Vaginal delivery	14	(48.3)
Caesarean section	15	(51.7)
Elective	6	(20.8)
Emergency	9	(29.9)
Type of hysterectomy
Subtotal	14	(48.3)
Total	15	(51.7)