Table 5.
Previous laparotomy among women with iatrogenic fistula
| Fistulas | Women | Women with previous laparotomy | Among women with previous laparotomy, number of laparotomies undergone | Type of laparotomy | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | ||||
| Total | 805 | 788b | 201 | 25.5 | 151 | 75.1 | 42 | 20.9 | 8 | 4.0 | 98 % CS |
| 2 % other | |||||||||||
| Ureteric injury | 273 | 268 | 31 | 11.6 | 20 | 64.5 | 9 | 29.0 | 2 | 6.5 | 100 % CS |
| Vault fistula | 181 | 181 | 31 | 17.1 | 24 | 77.4 | 4 | 12.9 | 3 | 9.7 | 87 % CS |
| 13 % otherc | |||||||||||
| VCVF: overall | 351a | 351a | 141 | 40.2 | 108 | 76.6 | 30 | 21.3 | 3 | 2.1 | 100 % CS |
| Live baby | 210 | 210 | 102 | 48.6 | 76 | 74.5 | 23 | 22.6 | 3 | 2.9 | |
| Stillbirth | 139 | 139 | 39 | 28.1 | 32 | 82.0 | 7 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | |
aThe two women with vesico-[utero]/-cervico-vaginal fistulas (VCVF) following gynecological procedures are not included in either subgroup
bWomen with multiple iatrogenic fistulas are counted once in each applicable group
cOther laparotomies included bilateral tubal ligation, myomectomy, and salpingectomy