Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research

Background: The needs assessment for hysterectomy for various benign and malignant gynaecological pathologies has garnered vast scrutiny and is a burning topic in the debate. Clinical audit of hysterectomies is of pivotal importance to identify standards of practice and to frame recommendations. This study is one such wherein we have audited the hysterectomies in both the realms of obstetrics and gynaecology in a tertiary care hospital with gynaecological oncology unit in the public sector Aims and Objectives: To elucidate the changing trends in the route of hysterectomies with their indications. Materials and Methods: This study is a retrospective descriptive study conducted in the department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Hospital, Hubballi, a tertiary care hospital run by Government of Karnataka. The data was collected from individual case sheets and the e-hospital database of a duration of 6 years. Results: In the last 6 years, total of 261122 women attended the gynaecological OPD. The total number of hysterectomies were 3532. The mean rate of hysterectomy calculated is 1.352%.