Oyegunle A O
Department of Anaesthesia, College of Medicine of the University of Lagos, P.M.B. 12003 Lagos, Nigeria.
Niger Med J. 1976 Apr;6(2):201-5.
There were sixteen maternal deaths following 1,450 Caesarian sections at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital in an eight year period 1966 to 1974, a maternal mortality rate of 1.1%. The chief causes of maternal deaths in this environment are pre-eclamptic toxaemia, eclampsia and haemorrhage. Most of the obstetric deaths following Caesarian sections are preventable through the application of current knowledge and availability of modern facilities. Reduction of maternal deaths will follow recognition and attention to the most frequent causes.
1966年至1974年的八年期间，拉各斯大学教学医院进行了1450例剖腹产手术，其中有16例产妇死亡，产妇死亡率为1.1%。在这种情况下，产妇死亡的主要原因是先兆子痫、子痫和出血。通过应用现有知识和提供现代设施，大多数剖腹产术后的产科死亡是可以预防的。认识并关注最常见的病因将有助于降低产妇死亡率。
