Table 3. .
Clinical characteristics of the visualization and non-visualization of round ligament artery to the uterus groups
| Visualization of round ligament artery to the uterus group (n = 22) | Non-visualization of round ligament artery to the uterus group (n = 20) | p-value | |
| Age (y) | 34 ± 5.5 | 33.1 ± 4.1 | 0.43 |
| BMI | 25.4 ± 2.7 | 25.2 ± 2.9 | 0.83 |
| Parity | 1.4 ± 0.7 | 1.2 ± 0.7 | 0.54 |
| Number of previous cesarean sections | 1.2 ± 0.7 | 1.0 ± 0.7 | 0.48 |
| Degree of placental adhesion | |||
| Accreta | 16 | 17 | |
| Increta | 5 | 1 | |
| Percreta | 1 | 2 | |
| Gestational age (d) | 147 ± 5.0 | 144.7 ± 10 | 0.95 |
| Apgar score (1 min after delivery) | 6.2 ± 2.1 | 5.8 ± 2.3 | 0.44 |
| Birth weight of infant (g) | 2693.2 ± 367 | 2537.6 ± 623 | 0.72 |
| Operation time (min) | 169.9 ± 82.3 | 130.6 ± 84.0 | 0.11 |
| Estimated blood loss (mL) | 4818.8 ± 4542.2 | 2483.7 ± 2368.4 | 0.0025** |
| Hysterectomy | 11 | 4 | 0.058 |
| Number of packed RBC transfusions (units) | 6.7 ± 8.2 | 3.0 ± 6.5 | 0.043a |
| Post-operative hospital stay (d) | 10.0 ± 3.4 | 8.5 ± 2.8 | 0.025a |
BMI, body mass index; RBC, red blood cell.
a
p < 0.05, **p < 0.01