Table 3.
Adverse maternal outcome in women with persistent postpartum haemorrhage, compared with women with different cut-off values for estimations of blood loss and transfused packed red blood cells within 24 h following birth
| Definition based on | Maternal death | Hysterectomy | Arterial embolisation | Admission on intensive care unit | Composite adverse maternal outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients (%) | |||||
| Persistent postpartum haemorrhage (N = 1260) | 7 (0.6) | 64 (5.1) | 165 (13.1) | 362 (28.7) | 430 (34.1) |
| Estimated blood loss | |||||
| ≥ 1000 mL (N = 1391) | 7 (0.5) | 73 (5.2) | 173 (12.4) | 399 (28.7) | 471 (33.9) |
| ≥ 1500 mL (N = 1344) | 7 (0.5) | 73 (5.4) | 171 (12.7) | 388 (28.9) | 459 (34.2) |
| ≥ 2000 mL (N = 1252) | 6 (0.5) | 73 (5.8) | 171 (13.7) | 372 (29.7) | 443 (35.4) |
| ≥ 2500 mL (N = 1050) | 6 (0.6) | 71 (6.8) | 168 (16.0) | 348 (33.1) | 417 (39.7) |
| Transfusion of packed red blood cells | |||||
| ≥ 4 units (N = 845) | 7 (0.8) | 68 (8.0) | 159 (18.8) | 321 (38.0) | 383 (45.3) |
| ≥ 6 units (N = 325) | 5 (1.5) | 62 (19.1) | 125 (38.5) | 215 (66.2) | 258 (79.4) |
| ≥ 8 units (N = 176) | 4 (2.3) | 54 (30.7) | 84 (47.7) | 146 (83.0) | 165 (93.8) |
| ≥ 10 units (N = 115) | 3 (2.6) | 44 (38.3) | 64 (55.7) | 101 (87.8) | 113 (98.3) |