- Major peri-operative data.
| Variables | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Timing of C-sections | |
| Planned | 196 (65.6) |
| Emergency | 103 (34.4) |
| Intra operative bleeding ± hysterectomy | |
| Normal blood loss (~1000 cc) | 39 (13.0) |
| Mild bleeding (>1000-2000 cc; only medical treatment) | 145 (48.5) |
| Moderate bleeding (>2000-3000 cc; medical treatment±balloon tamponade/b-lynch±vessel ligation) | 86 (28.8) |
| Heavy bleeding (>3000 cc) + hysterectomy (failed all conservative treatment) | 29 (9.7) |
| Intra operative visceral Injury ± hysterectomy | |
| No hysterectomy or visceral injury | 264 (88.3) |
| Bladder injury (isolated) | 5 (1.7) |
| Intestinal injury | 1 (0.3) |
| Emergency hysterectomy | 17 (5.7) |
| Emergency hysterectomy + bladder injury | 10 (3.3) |
| Emergency hysterectomy + bladder injury + ureteric injury | 2 (0.7) |
| Post operative hospital stay (days), mean±SD* | 3.67±2.04 |
| ≤3 | 231 (77.6) |
| 4-6 | 48 (16.2) |
| ≥7 | 19 (6.1) |
Values are presented as numbers and precentages (%).
↵* N=298 (one maternal death). SD: standard deviation