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Knowledge and Attitudes Towards Emergency Contraception of Healthcare Providers in a Region With a High Birth Rate
(Parthenon Publishing Group, 2004) Zeteroglu, S; Sahin, G; Sahin, HA; Bolluk, G
Objective To assess the knowledge of, attitude towards and practices of emergency contraception among health-care providers at a university hospital located in a region with a high birth rate. Methods The survey was conducted among 214 health-care providers working at a university hospital located in eastern Turkey. Results Two hundred participants completed the questionnaire. Of the respondents, 26.0% said that they did not know anything about emergency contraception, while the remaining 74.0% said that they knew about at least one of the methods of emergency contraception. But among these, the knowledge of 38.5% of the participants about emergency contraception was accurate and that of 61.5% was inaccurate. Thirty-four percent of the respondents stated that they had previously required personally to use emergency contraceptive methods. The most commonly used emergency contraceptive methods were oral contraceptives (69.1%) and intrauterine device (14.7%). None of the respondents knew anything about mifepristone and levonorgestrel. Conclusion There is a knowledge deficit among health-care providers who play a significant role in the dissemination of the information about emergency contraception.
Peripartum Hysterectomy in a Teaching Hospital in the Eastern Region of Turkey
(Elsevier Science Bv, 2005) Zeteroglu, S; Ustun, Y; Engin-Ustun, Y; Sahin, G; Kamaci, M
Objectives: The aim of this study was to find the incidence and clinical implications of peripartum hysterectomy in our hospital at the Eastern region of Anatolia. Study design: We analyzed retrospectively all cases of peripartum hysterectomy performed at YYU Medical Faculty Hospital between January 1995 and April 2003. Emergency peripartum hysterectomy was performed for hemorrhage which cannot be controlled with other conventional treatments within 24 h of a delivery. There were 24 cases of emergency peripartum hysterectomy performed. Results: The incidence of emergency peripartum hysterectomy was 5.09 per 1000 deliveries. Half of the hysterectomies followed cesarean section. Eleven patients were referred to our clinics from other hospitals. Uterine atony (45.8%) was the most common indication and placenta accreta (25.0%) was the second most common. Eighteen patients (75%) had subtotal hysterectomy. Bladder injury was seen ill three cases, Re-exploration was performed in three cases ( 12.5%). Seventeen patients stayed in hospital over 7 days. There were four ( 16.7%) maternal deaths all of whom were referred from other hospitals. Conclusion: The mortality and morbidity of performing a peripartum hysterectomy is elevated, especially if performed in critical patients referred from other hospitals. (c) 2004 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.