Table I.
Demographic and obstetrical characteristics at the first conservative treatment for the women included in the study and those lost to follow-up.
| Women included in the study (n = 96) | Women lost to follow-up (n = 35) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic characteristics | |||
| Age (years) | 33.3 ± 4.6 | 32.5 ± 5.2 | 0.38 |
| Geographic origin | 0.39 | ||
| Europe | 74 (77.1) | 27 (77.1) | |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 12 (12.5) | 7 (20.0) | |
| North Africa | 6 (6.3) | 1 (2.9) | |
| Asia | 4 (4.2) | 0 | |
| Parity | 1 (0–8) | 0 (0–5) | 0.80 |
| Number of pregnancies | 3 (1–12) | 3 (1–11) | 0.82 |
| Obstetrical characteristics | |||
| Placenta percreta | 5 (5.2) | 5 (14.3) | 0.13 |
| Gestational age at delivery (week) | 33.9 ± 5.2 | 35.0 ± 4.4 | 0.27 |
| cesarean section | 74 (77.1) | 29 (82.9) | 0.63 |
| Placenta left entirely in situ | 35 (36.4) | 13 (37.1) | >0.99 |
| Primary post-partum hemorrhage* | 41 (42.7) | 15 (42.9) | >0.99 |
| Additional uterine devascularization procedure† | 66 (68.8) | 21 (60.0) | 0.40 |
| Transfusion patients | 30 (31.2) | 9 (25.7) | 0.67 |
| Transfer to intensive care unit | 15 (15.6) | 8 (22.3) | 0.44 |
| Infection‡ | 23 (24.0) | 8 (22.3) | >0.99 |
| Severe maternal morbidity§ | 1 (1.0) | 0 | >0.99 |
Data are mean ± SD, n (%) or median (range).
Primary post-partum hemorrhage was defined as bleeding requiring medical or interventional treatment in the 24 h after delivery.
Uterine devascularization procedure included pelvic arterial embolization, surgical vessel ligation (uterine or hypogastric artery ligation, stepwise uterine devascularization) and/or uterine compression sutures (B-Lynch and Cho sutures).
Infection included endometritis, wound infection, peritonitis, pyelonephritis, vesicouterine fistula, uterine necrosis and isolated post-partum fever higher than 38.5°C for 24 h.
Severe maternal morbidity was defined as any of the following: sepsis, septic shock, peritonitis, uterine necrosis, post-partum uterine rupture, fistula, injury to adjacent organs, acute pulmonary edema, acute renal failure, deep vein thrombophlebitis or pulmonary embolism, or maternal death.