Cases of laceration of the uterus : with remarks / by Thomas Radford.

  • Radford, Thomas, 1793-1881.
Date:
1867
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Credit: Cases of laceration of the uterus : with remarks / by Thomas Radford. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    In 2 cases it was the 6th labour In 1 „ yy 7th „ In 4 „ yy 8th „ In 1 „ yy 9th „ In 1 „ yy 10th „ In 1 „ yy 11th „ The above table shows that laceration of the uterus occurred most frequently in women pregnant for the eighth time, and that to those pregnant for the first time the acci- dent happened quite as often as it did iu any of the other cases which are registered. The duration of the labour, from its commencement to the occurrence of the laceration, is given in 17 cases, as follows: In 1 case it was from 3 to In 2 cases it was 12 hours. 4 hours. In 1 yy yy 24 yy In 2 cases it was 6 hours. In 1 yy yy 26 yy In 1 „ „ 8 „ In 3 yy yy 30 yy In 1 ,, ,, 9 „ In 1 yy yy 35 yy In 3 „ „ 10 „ In 1 yy yy 72 yy The greatest number of accidents is here shown to have happened when the labour had lasted 10 and 30 hours. The duration of the labour, from the time the membranes ruptured to the occurrence, is mentioned in 17 cases: In 1 case it wa3 2 hours. In 1 case it was 23 hours. In 1 yy yy 3 yy In 1 yy yy 24 „ In 2 yy yy 4 yy In 1 yy yy 25 „ In 1 yy yy 7 yy In 2 yy yy 27 „ In 2 yy yy 8 yy In 1 yy yy 30 „ Iu 1 yy yy 16 yy In 1 yy yy 36 „ In 2 yy yy 18 yy We find the greatest number of accidents happened in those cases in which the membranes ruptured at 4, 8, 18, and 27 hours; 2 cases having happened at each of these dates. At all the other dates the number is equal.