Table 2. Characteristics of a subgroup of patients submitted to urgent hysterectomy before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
| Pandemic (n=23) | Pre-pandemic (n=10) | Overall (n=33) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Non-white | 7 (30.4%) | 4 (40.0%) | 11 (33.3%) | |
| White | 16 (69.6%) | 6 (60.0%) | 22 (66.7%) | |
| Marital status | ||||
| No relationship with partner | 9 (39.1%) | 2 (20.0%) | 11 (33.3%) | |
| Relationship with partner | 14 (60.9%) | 8 (80.0%) | 22 (66.7%) | |
| Education level | ||||
| No education | 0 (0%) | 2 (20.0%) | 2 (6.1%) | |
| Incomplete primary grade | 11 (47.8%) | 4 (40.0%) | 15 (45.5%) | |
| Complete primary grade | 5 (21.7%) | 1 (10.0%) | 6 (18.2%) | |
| Incomplete high school | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Complete high school | 5 (21.7%) | 3 (30.0%) | 8 (24.2%) | |
| Incomplete college education | 1 (4.3%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (3.0%) | |
| Complete college education | 1 (4.3%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (3.0%) | |
| Surgery length | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 3.02 (0.844) | 3.88 (1.30) | 3.28 (1.06) | |
| Median [min, max] | 2.75 [2.25, 5.50] | 3.54 [2.50, 6.17] | 2.83 [2.25, 6.17] | |
| Pre-surgical hemoglobin | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 8.73 (2.64) | 10.4 (3.05) | 9.24 (2.83) | |
| Median [min, max] | 8.40 [4.90, 14.2] | 11.6 [5.90, 14.1] | 8.90 [4.90, 14.2] | |
| Blood bags used | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 2.57 (2.59) | 2.60 (3.31) | 2.58 (2.77) | |
| Median [min, max] | 2.00 [0, 9.00] | 1.50 [0, 10.0] | 2.00 [0, 10.0] | |