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. 2013 Nov 20;2013:890296. doi: 10.1155/2013/890296

Table 2.

Outcomes.

Outcome Supraumbilical 
N = 43
Pfannenstiel 
N = 90
OR 95% CI P value
Classical hysterotomy 29 (67%) 7 (8%) 24.6 9.0–66.8 <.0001
Wound complication 8 (19%) 7 (8%) 2.7 .9–8.0 .0811
Blood transfusion 7 (16%) 5 (6%) 3.3 .98–11.1 .0557
Length of stay >3 days 33 (77%) 59 (66%) 1.7 .8–4.0 .1912
Endomyometritis 2 (5%) 2 (2%) 2.1 .3–15.8 .5945
Drain placed 18 (42%) 9 (10%) 6.5 2.6–16.2 <.0001
Estimated blood loss >1 liter 14 (33%) 11 (12%) 3.4 1.4–8.4 .0055
Total minutes of surgery 97 ± 38 68 ± 30 <.0001