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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Aug;114(2 Pt 1):224–229. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181ad9442

Table 4. Complications of Cesarean Hysterectomy.

Complication Number (%) 95% Confidence Interval

Transfusion
 Packed or whole red blood cells 156 (83.9) (77.9 – 88.6)
 Fresh frozen plasma 59 (31.7) (25.1-38.9)
 Cryoprecipitate 22 (11.8) (7.6-17.3)
 Platelets 28 (15.1) (10.2-20.7)

Post-operative fever 21 (11.3) (7.4-16.4)

Ileus 10 (5.4) (2.7-9.3)

Exploratory laparotomy 7 (3.8) (1.8-7.6)

Hospital re-admission 7 (3.8) (1.8-7.6)

Urinary tract infection 6 (3.2) (1.4-6.7)

Cuff abscess 5 (2.7) (1.1-5.8)

Maternal death 3 (1.6) (0.4-4.6)

Bowel injury 2 (1.1) (0.2-3.8)

Wound dehiscence 2 (1.1) (0.2-3.8)

Septic Pelvic Thrombophlebitis 1 (0.5) (0.03-2.7)

Confirmed DVT 1 (0.5) (0.03-2.7)