Annual report : 1942 / Society of the Lying-in Hospital of the City of New York.

  • Society of the Lying-In Hospital of the City of New-York.
Date:
1942
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Credit: Annual report : 1942 / Society of the Lying-in Hospital of the City of New York. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    MORTALITY ON THE GYNECOLOGICAL SERVICE FOR THE PERIOD September 1, 1932—December 31, 1942 During this period there were 77 deaths in 10,994 discharged patients, giving a gross mortality of 0.700% or 7.00 per thousand patients discharged. Operations Deaths Major.. 3,306 31 Minor. 5,930 14 Total. 9,236 45 Incidence of postoperative mortality = 0.487% (4.87 per thousand) The causes of death in these 77 patients are shown in the following table: 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 Total Angio-fibrosarcoma of broad ligament.. . .. 1 1 Carcinoma of Bladder. . . , , 1 , . 1 Carcinoma of Cervix. 1 1 1 1 1 . . . , 5 Carcinoma of Colon. . . 1 1 . , 2 Carcinoma of Ovary. 1 3 3 . . 4 6 2 2 21 Carcinoma of Tube. . . 1 1 Carcinoma of Urethra. • • 1 * , 1 Carcinoma of Uterus. 1 . . 1 1 1 1 1 6 Carcinoma of Vagina. 1 1 Cardiac Failure. 1 1 Coronary Thrombosis. ‘. 1 1 Diabetes. 1 1 Hemorrhage, Cerebral. 1 1 Hemorrhage, Cervical Myoma. 1 I Krukenberg Tumor. 1 1 Malignant Melanoma. • • 1 1 Narcosis (gas, oxygen, ether). . . 1 1 2 Pelvic Inflammatory Disease. • • 1 1 Pelvic Malignancy (Type?). • ♦ 1 1 2 Peritonitis. 1 1 1 1 4 Pneumonia. 1 1 1 3 Pulmonary Embolus. 1 1 • . 1 2 4 1 10 Ruptured Appendix. • . 1 1 2 Sarcoma of Ovary. • • 1 . . 1 Sarcoma of Pancreas. • . • • 1 1 Sarcoma of Uterus. 1 « . 2 1 4 Uremia. • • 1 1 Total. 1 6 7 7 3 6 8 10 11 11 7 77 [35]