Biomedical subjects

B Palaniappan

Publications and source records attributed to B Palaniappan.

2 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed1976

Non-acceptance of puerperal sterilization. A study.

This is an analysis of reasons given by 800 women who were hospitalized for deliveries at the Government Kilpauk Medical College Hospital in Madras for refusing puerperal sterilization. The cases are analysed by socio-demographic characteristics, age and parity. The most common reasons given were "inability to do manual work after the operation", "husband objects", and "necessity for prolonged rest". The author suggests ways of dealing with these barriers to sterilization.

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A new technique for minilaparotomy.

Female sterilization by minilaparotomy was performed on 500 patients at Kilpauk Medical College Hospital, Madras, India. Access to the Fallopian tubes was achieved by elevating the uterus with the gloved hand of a medical or paramedical assistant. The effectiveness of the fingers for this maneuver in place of various uterine elevators is discussed and its usefulness pointed out in relation to practive in developing countries. The role of paramedical personnel and the hospital's medical staff, in this technique is described.

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