Table 3.
Characteristics of 2,376 Women with Severe Postpartum Anemia who underwent Cesarean Section between 2010 and 2013.
| Patients with Severe Postpartum Anemiaa | ||
|---|---|---|
| N | % | |
| No Predelivery Anemia | ||
| No PPH: | ||
| Not Transfused | 255 | 10.73 |
| Transfused | 68 | 2.86 |
| PPH: | ||
| Not Transfused | 290 | 12.21 |
| Transfused | 62 | 2.61 |
| Severe PPH: | ||
| Not Transfused | 141 | 5.93 |
| Transfused | 136 | 5.72 |
| No Documented EBL: | ||
| Not Transfused | 50 | 2.1 |
| Transfused | 21 | 0.88 |
| Mild Predelivery Anemia | ||
| No PPH: | ||
| Not Transfused | 171 | 7.2 |
| Transfused | 19 | 0.8 |
| PPH: | ||
| Not Transfused | 101 | 4.25 |
| Transfused | 24 | 1.01 |
| Severe PPH: | ||
| Not Transfused | 25 | 1.05 |
| Transfused | 35 | 1.47 |
| No Documented EBL: | ||
| Not Transfused | 17 | 0.72 |
| Transfused | 5 | 0.21 |
| Severe Predelivery Anemia | ||
| No PPH: | ||
| Not Transfused | 215 | 9.05 |
| Transfused | 20 | 0.84 |
| PPH: | ||
| Not Transfused | 62 | 2.61 |
| Transfused | 21 | 0.88 |
| Severe PPH: | ||
| Not Transfused | 13 | 0.55 |
| Transfused | 17 | 0.72 |
| No Documented EBL: | ||
| Not Transfused | 16 | 0.67 |
| Transfused | 5 | 0.21 |
| No Predelivery Hb | ||
| No PPH: | ||
| Not Transfused | 234 | 9.85 |
| Transfused | 43 | 1.81 |
| PPH: | ||
| Not Transfused | 135 | 5.68 |
| Transfused | 33 | 1.39 |
| Severe PPH: | ||
| Not Transfused | 43 | 1.81 |
| Transfused | 53 | 2.23 |
| No Documented EBL: | ||
| Not Transfused | 37 | 1.56 |
| Transfused | 9 | 0.38 |
a
This cohort consists of 2,376 women among the 38,086 women who underwent cesarean section between 2010 and 2013 (see Figure 1); this subset developed severe postpartum anemia. Column percentages are presented.
EBL = estimated blood loss; Hb = hemoglobin; PPH = postpartum hemorrhage