Table 2.
Primary and secondary outcomes
| Total Cohort (n = 438) | BCE Performed (n = 149) | BCE not performed (n = 289) | p value1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surgical intervention | 132 (30.1%) | 29 (19.5%) | 103 (35.6%) | 0.003 |
| Uterine evacuation | 46 (10.5%) | 24 (16.1%) | 22 (7.6%) | 0.006 |
| MROP | 64 (14.6%) | 0 (0%) | 64 (22.1%) | < 0.001 |
| Bakri Balloon | 11 (2.5%) | 5 (3.4%) | 6 (2.1%) | 0.417 |
| Cervical repair | 1 (0.2%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.3%) | 1.00 |
| Vaginal repair | 107 (24.4%) | 21 (14.1%) | 86 (29.8%) | < 0.001 |
| Vaginal packing | 2 (0.5%) | 1 (0.7%) | 1 (0.3%) | 1.00 |
| Vaginal haematoma drainage | 2 (0.5%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (0.7%) | 0.55 |
| Uterine artery ligation | 1 (0.2%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.3%) | 1.00 |
| Uterine artery embolization | 1 (0.2%) | 1 (0.7%) | 0 (0%) | 0.34 |
| B Lynch suture insertion | 1 (0.2%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.3%) | 1.00 |
| Hysterectomy | 1 (0.2%) | 1 (0.7%) | 0 (0%) | 0.34 |
| Surgical intervention with early BCE (n = 104) versus late BCE (n = 45) | – | 16 (15.4%) 13 (28.9%) | – | 0.009 |
| Blood loss (mean in mL) | 1626.0 | 1633.3 | 1622.3 | 0.86 |
| Blood transfusion (packed cell unit) | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 0.71 |
| Lowest postpartum haemoglobin (g/L) | 94.4 | 93.3 | 95.0 | 0.36 |
1Continuous variables were assessed by the t-test and categorical variables were analysed using the chi-squared test. P value of < 0.05 is considered statistically significant