Tags

Type your tag names separated by a space and hit enter

Deaths in gynaecological wards at Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, 1957 - 1977.
S Afr Med J. 1979 Sep 29; 56(14):553-7.SA

Abstract

During the period 1957 - 1977 there were 421 deaths recorded in the gynaecological wards of Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town. Nearly 50% of the patients were Coloureds, 25% were Whites, and 14% were Blacks; in 14% the ethnic group was not stated. Seventy-four per cent were more than 40 years and 25% were more than 70 years of age. The causes of death in order of frequency were: malignant disease of the cervix (30%), malignant disease of the ovary (17%), incomplete abortion (15%), non-gynaecological conditions (11%), malignant disease of the corpus uteri (8%), intra-abdominal malignancy (6%), pulmonary embolism (3%), sepsis not associated with abortion (3%), malignant disease of the vulva (2%), and other conditions (5%). The six commonest causes of death varied in the three ethnic groups.

Authors

van Coeverden de Groot HA
No affiliation info available

MeSH

Abortion, IncompleteAdultAfrican AmericansAgedBlacksFemaleGastrointestinal NeoplasmsGenital Diseases, FemaleHumansMiddle AgedOvarian NeoplasmsPregnancyPregnancy, EctopicPulmonary EmbolismSouth AfricaUterine Cervical NeoplasmsUterine NeoplasmsVulvar NeoplasmsWhites

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

550399

Citation

van Coeverden de Groot, H A.. "Deaths in Gynaecological Wards at Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, 1957 - 1977." South African Medical Journal = Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif Vir Geneeskunde, vol. 56, no. 14, 1979, pp. 553-7.
van Coeverden de Groot HA. Deaths in gynaecological wards at Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, 1957 - 1977. S Afr Med J. 1979;56(14):553-7.
van Coeverden de Groot, H. A. (1979). Deaths in gynaecological wards at Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, 1957 - 1977. South African Medical Journal = Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif Vir Geneeskunde, 56(14), 553-7.
van Coeverden de Groot HA. Deaths in Gynaecological Wards at Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, 1957 - 1977. S Afr Med J. 1979 Sep 29;56(14):553-7. PubMed PMID: 550399.
* Article titles in AMA citation format should be in sentence-case
TY - JOUR T1 - Deaths in gynaecological wards at Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, 1957 - 1977. A1 - van Coeverden de Groot,H A, PY - 1979/9/29/pubmed PY - 1979/9/29/medline PY - 1979/9/29/entrez SP - 553 EP - 7 JF - South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde JO - S Afr Med J VL - 56 IS - 14 N2 - During the period 1957 - 1977 there were 421 deaths recorded in the gynaecological wards of Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town. Nearly 50% of the patients were Coloureds, 25% were Whites, and 14% were Blacks; in 14% the ethnic group was not stated. Seventy-four per cent were more than 40 years and 25% were more than 70 years of age. The causes of death in order of frequency were: malignant disease of the cervix (30%), malignant disease of the ovary (17%), incomplete abortion (15%), non-gynaecological conditions (11%), malignant disease of the corpus uteri (8%), intra-abdominal malignancy (6%), pulmonary embolism (3%), sepsis not associated with abortion (3%), malignant disease of the vulva (2%), and other conditions (5%). The six commonest causes of death varied in the three ethnic groups. SN - 0256-9574 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/550399/Deaths_in_gynaecological_wards_at_Groote_Schuur_Hospital_Cape_Town_1957___1977_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -