Publications by authors named "Rubina Bashir"

Background: Patients who had one caesarean section were previously not given a trial of scar due to fear of increased morbidity. However, recently there has been a trend to give a trial of labour to patients with a previous caesarean section for a non-recurrent cause. Medical evidence indicates that 60-80% of women can achieve vaginal delivery after a previous lower segment caesarean section.

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Background: Unsafe abortion is one of the greatest neglected problems of health care in developing countries like Pakistan. In countries where abortions are restricted women have to resort to clandestine interventions to have an unwanted pregnancy terminated. The study was conducted to find out the prevalence of septic induced abortion and the associated morbidity and mortality and to highlight the measures to reduce it.

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Background: Uterine fibroids are the most common type of tumours in women arising from uterine myometrium and less commonly from cervix. Objective of the study was to check the safety of caesarean myomectomy.

Methods: Patients attending Gynaecology-B Unit of Ayub Teaching Hospital having pregnancy with fibroid and undergoing myomectomy along with caesarean section (CS) were included in this prospective study during Jan 2010-Dec 2011.

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Background: Emergency peripartum hysterectomy (EPH) is a life saving procedure considered in cases of severe haemorrhage unresponsive to medical and conservative surgical procedures. The aim of present study was to review the frequency, indications, maternal morbidity and mortality associated with emergency peripartum hysterectomy in a tertiary care hospital in a developing country.

Methods: This was a cross sectional study in which data was retrospectively collected from January 2000 to December 2010.

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Background: Obstetric cholestasis is a liver disease specific to pregnancy characterised by pruritus affecting the whole body but particularly the palms and soles and abnormal liver function tests. Objective of this cross sectional study was to evaluate obstetric cholestasis as a potential risk factor for adverse neonatal outcome. The study was conducted at Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Unit 'B', Ayub Teaching Hospital, Abbottabad from April 1, 2007 to March 31, 2008.

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Background: Pregnancy along with a fibroid is a high risk pregnancy which may lead to complication with unequal gravity. Objective of this study was to assess the prevalence and obstetric complications of fibroids during pregnancy, this cross-sectional study was carried out in the Department of Gynaecology, Unit 'C', Ayub Teaching Hospital Abbottabad.

Method: Data of all patients who presented with fibroid during pregnancy during two years, i.

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Background: Preterm premature rupture of membranes is responsible for one third of all preterm births and is associated with significant maternal, foetal and neonatal risks. The objectives were to compare the foeto-maternal outcome in patient with and without preterm premature rupture of membranes.

Method: This prospective comparative study was conducted in Gynae-C Unit of Ayub Teaching Hospital from Sep 2005 to Mar 2006.

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Background: Prematurity is the leading cause of perinatal morbidity and mortality in developed as well as in underdeveloped countries. In one third of the patients with preterm labour there is associated premature rupture of membranes. This prospective observational study was carried out in Ayub Teaching Hospital to determine the prevalence of preterm premature rupture of membrane (PPROM) and its association with the demographic risk factors and its outcome.

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Background: This study was carried out evaluate to epidemiology, clinical presentation and prognostics aspects of patients presenting with eclampsia.

Methods: This study was carried out at Gynae "C" unit of Ayub Teaching Hospital Abbottabad from 1st July 2003 to 31st October 2004. All patients presenting with eclampsia to the labor ward were included in the study.

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Background: Hysterectomy is one of the most common major surgical procedures performed in Gynaecology. Our objective was to determine the operative and postoperative complications of this procedure with an aim to improve management at our unit.

Methods: This study was conducted in the Department of Gynaecology, Ayub Teaching Hospital, Abbottabad form January 2002 to December 2003.

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Gestational trophoblastic disease consists of a broad spectrum of conditions ranging from an uncomplicated partial hydatidiform molar pregnancy to stage-IV choriocarinoma with cerebral metastases. We describe a partial molar change in the placenta that was associated with a normal female fetus that was delivered at term and is alive and healthy.

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