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. 2018 Feb 17;8(2):e017451. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017451

Table 5.

Postpartum haemorrhage >1500 mL

2011–2012 2014–2015 P value
Cases, n (%) 329 (2.2) 287 (2.3) 0.48
CS, n (%) 101 (31) 64 (22) 0.03
Transfer to theatre after vaginal birth, n (%) 99 (30) 108 (38) 0.049
Intravenous access before theatre, n (%) 199 (99.5) 171 (99.4) 1.00
Bakri balloon, n (%) 21 (6) 34 (12) 0.02
ICU admission, n (%) 23 (7) 24 (8.3) 0.55
RBC transfusion, n (%) 156 (47) 149 (52) 0.29

CS, caesarean section; ICU, intensive care unit; RBC, red blood cells.