Table 2.
Univariate analysis. Comparing incidence of adverse maternal outcome in women with severe PPH stratified by mode of birth between France and the Netherlands (2011–2013).
| Vaginal birth Cesarean birth | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | The Netherlands | France | The Netherlands | |||||||
| N = 214 n |
% |
N = 1002 n |
% |
P-value | N = 270 n |
% |
N = 342 n |
% |
P-value | |
| Total volume blood loss (L) 1+2 | 2 | (1.6–2.5) | 3 | (2.5–4.0) | <0.001 | 2 | (1.7–3.0) | 3 | (2.5–4.0) | <0.001 |
| Blood loss ≥ 2,5 L | 82 | (38.3) | 792 | (79.0) | <0.001 | 142 | (52.6) | 257 | (75.6) | <0.001 |
| Hysterectomy | 26 | (12.2) | 27 | (2.7) | <0.001 | 55 | (20.4) | 46 | (13.5) | 0.02 |
| Maternal death |
0 | (0.0) | 4 | (0.4) | 0.36 | 3 | (1.1) | 3 | (0.9) | 0.78 |
| Adverse maternal outcome3 | 88 | (41.1) | 793 | (79.1) | <0.001 | 160 | (59.3) | 259 | (76.2) | <0.001 |
1 Liters; 2 given with median and interquartile range; 3 composite of hysterectomy, mortality or total volume of blood loss ≥ 2,5L