Table 2.

Initial management of PPH and characteristics of the units: distribution in the cohort of PPH and risk of severe PPH, univariable analysis

	n	%	Proportion with severe PPH (%)	OR	95%CI
Initial management of PPH*
Oxytocin administration
≤10 min	2,208	48.5	20.5	1.00	-
>10–20 min	329	7.2	24.6	1.27	0.97–1.66
>20 min	447	9.8	31.8	1.81	1.45–2.26
done but delay unknown	1,224	27.0	17.7	0.83	0.63–1.13
not done	342	7.5	17.8	0.8	0.70–1.00
Manual examination of the uterine cavity
≤10 min	2,114	46.5	20.7	1.00	-
>10–20 min	326	7.2	23.9	1.21	0.92–1.59
>20 min	490	10.8	28.2	1.50	1.20–1.88
done but delay unknown	929	20.4	15.6	0.71	0.58–0.87
not done	691	15.2	22.3	1.10	0.89–1.35
Call for obstetrician
present/call ≤10min	2,050	45.1	24.8	1.00	-
call > 10 min	362	8.0	29.8	1.29	1.01–1.65
called but delay unknown	294	6.5	24.8	1.00	0.76–1.33
not called. not present	1,844	40.6	14.3	0.50	0.43–0.6
Call for anesthesiologist
present/call ≤10 min	999	22.0	29.9	1.00	-
call > 10 min	356	7.8	35.1	1.27	0.98–1.64
called but delay unknown	318	7.0	28.3	0.92	0.70–1.22
not called. not present	2,877	63.2	15.2	0.42	0.35–0.50
Characteristics of the units**
Status
University public	1,423	31.3	17.6	1.00	-
Other public	2,219	48.8	23.8	1.45	1.09–1.92
Private	908	19.9	19.2	1.07	0.77–1.50
Level of care
1	1,369	30.1	21.4	0.97	0.76–1.23
2	2,219	48.8	21.1	1.00	-
3	962	21.1	19.8	0.92	0.64–1.33
Number of annual of deliveries
<1,500	1,483	32.6	23.3	1.18	0.93–1.51
1,500–2,500	1,922	42.2	19.6	1.00	-
>2,500	1,145	25.2	20.2	1.02	0.73–1.43
24h/24 presence of obstetrician	3,318	73.0	19.7	0.80	0.64–1.00
24 h/24 presence of anesthesiologist	4,084	89.8	20.8	1.07	0.78–1.47
Total	4,550	100.0	20.9	NA

^*Logistic regression

^**Multilevel logistic regression