A small brief on uterine rupture for undergraduate medical students

1. RUPTURE OF THE UTERUS

2.  Uterine Rupture
 Uterine Dehiscence

4. Definitions
 Uterine rupture:
 Break in uterine wall continuity.
 Uterine scar dehiscence:
 Separation of uterine wall along line of previous scar.

5. Classification
 Complete rupture
 Incomplete rupture

6. Etiological Classifcation
 Spontaneous rupture
 Scar rupture
 Iatrogenic (Traumatic) rupture

10. The patient presentation...

14. Prevention is better than cure...
 Early identification and appropriate intervention
 Avoid injudicious use of oxytocics
 Unnecessary manipulation and instrumentation