OBJETIVE: To establish the relation between the ultrasound determined vaginal dome collection following vaginal hysterectomy and the forthcoming complications. SETTING: Gynecology Service, 5-II Pavillion, Gynecology and Obstetrics Department, Arzobispo Loayza Hospital, a teaching hospital, between August 2001 and March 2002. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Each of 153 patients with elective vaginal hysterectomy had pelvic ultrasound done at the third post-opera tive day. The processed information was analyzed and considered as statistically significant with p < 0,05. RESULTS: Average age was 56 year-o1d and parity 7, respectively. There were 40,5% complications, two thirds of infectious origin main1y due to urinary tract infections secondary to bladder catheter permanence for longer than 72 hours. The other third was related to vaginal dome infection and hematoma. In a few cases there were failur...

OBJETIVE: To establish the relation between the ultrasound determined vaginal dome collection following vaginal hysterectomy and the forthcoming complications. SETTING: Gynecology Service, 5-II Pavillion, Gynecology and Obstetrics Department, Arzobispo Loayza Hospital, a teaching hospital, between August 2001 and March 2002. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Each of 153 patients with elective vaginal hysterectomy had pelvic ultrasound done at the third post-opera tive day. The processed information was analyzed and considered as statistically significant with p < 0,05. RESULTS: Average age was 56 year-o1d and parity 7, respectively. There were 40,5% complications, two thirds of infectious origin main1y due to urinary tract infections secondary to bladder catheter permanence for longer than 72 hours. The other third was related to vaginal dome infection and hematoma. In a few cases there were fai...