Septic induced abortions.

Background: Induced abortions are not infrequent in our community. Being the only tertiary level care hospital in Hazara division, Ayub Teaching Hospital frequently receives cases of induced abortions with complications attempted by inappropriately trained personnel. It was decided to study the frequency of such cases in our admitted patients, complications and their outcome in such risky situation.

Analysis of maternal mortality in a tertiary care hospital to determine causes and preventable factors.

Background: All pregnant women are at risk of obstetrical complications and most of these occur during labour and delivery that lead to maternal death. In our setup maternal mortality is seriously under estimated. Safe motherhood as a priority for action can not be identified with out properly assessing maternal mortality.

Prognosis of gestational choriocarcinoma at Khyber Teaching Hospital Peshawar.

Background: Choriocarcinoma is a highly malignant tumour which originates in developing trophoblast of pregnancy, most commonly following molar pregnancy. It is a potentially fatal disease, but current management protocols have turned the prognosis highly favourable.

Methods: This study was done on patients with gestational choriocarcinoma presenting to Gynae-B unit of Khyber Teaching Hospital Peshawar, between May, 1996 to December, 1997, diagnosed on the basis of clinical course and elevated level of HCG.