Sonographically detected blood inside uterine cavity after cesarean birth: prevalence and clinical correlation.

Transabdominal sonography to detect hematometra in puerperal women attending one week after cesarean birth

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12613001107718

Enrollment

100

Registered

2013-10-03

Start date

2011-06-04

Completion date

2013-12-01

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

women attending for post-partum care and wound evaluation one week after elective cesarean delivery were examined by ultrasound to detect the presence of hematometra (blood inside uterine cavity). When present cases were followed up clinically and sonographically till its disappearance or till the end of puerperium.

Interventions

abdominal ultrasonography to see blood in uterine cavity one week after cesarean delivery and on weekly follow up thereafter till the end of puerperium i.e. 6 weeks after delivery.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 45 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

women after cesarean birth

Exclusion criteria

excess post-partum blood loss

Outcome results