Table 2.
Number of Patients | No PPH (n=17) | PPH (n=3) | P value |
---|---|---|---|
Age (years, mean ± SD)* | 25.0 ± 3.8 | 23.7 ± 3.5 | 0.58 |
Gestational age at delivery
(weeks, mean ± SD)** |
38.2 ± 1.8 | 38.6 ± 0.4 | 0.34 |
Birth weight (g, mean ± SD) * | 2961.8 ± 423.0 | 3216.7 ± 354.7 | 0.34 |
Hematocrit (%, median, min-max) | 39.0 (29.5 – 42.5) | 39.0 (30.0 – 39.7) | 0.364 |
Platelet (×103 cells/μl, median, min-max)** | 90.0 (19.0 – 374.0) | 40.0 (12.0 – 57.0) | 0.001 |
Elevated liver enzyme (n, %)*** | 1 (5.9) | 3 (100.0) | 0.004 |
Interval from onset of symptom to diagnosis
(days, mean ± SD)** |
4.7 ± 2.4 | 4.3 ± 1.2 | 0.86 |
Interval from onset of symptom to delivery
(days, mean ± SD)** |
5.4 ± 2.7 | 4.3 ± 1.2 | 0.72 |
NS1 positive (n, %)*** | 16 (94.1) | 2 (66.7) | 0.28 |
Secondary infection (n, %) | 2 (11.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0.72 |
Bleeding manifestation (n, %) | 6 (35.2) | 1 (5.9) | 0.73 |
Platelet transfusion before delivery (n, %) | 3 (17.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0.60 |
Platelet transfusion** (n, %) | 3 (17.6) | 3 (100.0) | 0.018 |
Premature rupture of membranes (n, %) | 7 (41.2) | 1 (5.9) | 0.67 |
Cesarean section (n, %) | 3 (17.6) | 1 (5.9) | 0.51 |
Note: The differences were detected using *unpaired t - test, **Mann-Whitney U test, for continuous variables in accordance with normal or non-normal distribution. ***Fisher’s exact test were used for categorical variables.