Table 3.
Maternal Morbidity
| Cesarean Hysterectomy N = 7 n (%) |
Cesarean section prior to Delayed Hysterectomy N = 13 n (%) |
Delayed Hysterectomy N = 13 n(%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated blood loss | 2800 [400–4500] | 900 [400–1500] | 750 [50–2000] |
| Total number of PRBC units transfused | 2[0–10] | 0[0–3] | 0[0–4] |
| Total number of patients requiring PRBC | 5 (71) | 1 (8) | 5 (38) |
| ≤ 4 units | 3 (43) | 1 (8) | 5 (38) |
| 4 units | 2 (29) | 0 | 0 |
| Infection | |||
| Total | 3 (43) | 4 (31) | 5 (38) |
| Endometritis | N/A | 2 (15) | N/A |
| Wound Infection | 3 (43) | 0 | 2 (15) |
| Urinary Tract | 0 | 2 (15) | 2 (15) |
| Vaginal cuff Cellulitis | 0 | N/A | 1 (8) |
| Coagulopathya | 2 (29) | 0 | 2 (15) |
| Unplanned admission to the ICU | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Venous thromboembolism | 1 (14) | 1 (8) | 0 |
| Urologic injury | |||
| Total | 2 (29) | 0 | 3 (23) |
| Ureteral | 0 | 0 | 1 (8) |
| Unintentional cystotomy | 2 (29) | 0 | 2 (15) |
| Interventional radiology complications | 0 | 4 (31) | N/A |
| Paresthesia | 0 | 1 (8) | |
| Transient hypoxia | 0 | 1 (8) | |
| Ischemia (uterus) | 0 | 1 (8) | |
| Gluteal ulcer | 0 | 1 (8) | |
| Methotrexate toxicity | N/A | 0 | N/A |
| Spontaneous delivery of placenta prior to DH | N/A | 1 (8) | N/A |
| Length of hospital stay (days) | 3 [3–4] | 4 [3–30] | 4[1–10] |
| Hospital readmission | 1 (14) | 5 (38) | 2 (15) |
| Wound infection | 1 (14) | 0 | 0 |
| Pain | 0 | 4 (31) | 0 |
| Bleeding | 0 | 1 (8) | 0 |
| Ileus | 0 | 0 | 1 (8) |
| Drainage of Uroma | 0 | 0 | 1 (8) |
| Emergency department visit | 1 (14) | 2 (15) | 0 |
Data are n (%) or median [range]
aCoagulopathy that required correction