Table 1.
Case series summary
| Case | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 37 | 42 | 29 | 15 | 36 |
| Gravidity (G) and parity (P) | G3P2 | G4P2 | G3P2-1 | G1P0 | G4P3 |
| Gestational age (weeks) | 34 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 35 |
| Previous CS | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Comorbidities | HPT*, RVD†, preeclampsia | RVD | - | - | HPT, RVD |
| Anaesthesia | GA‡ | GA | GA | GA | GA |
| Operative time (h) | 4:00 | 10:50 | 2:25 | 3:20 | 4:49 |
| Estimated blood loss (mL) | 7500 | 2700 | 800 | 1200 | 2500 |
| Cell saved blood given (mL) | 2500 | 910 | 237 | 0 | 900 |
| Blood products | 6 RPC§, 4 FFP**, 10 Cryo††, 1 Plt‡‡ | 3 RPC, 3 FFP, 7Cryo | - | - | 2 RPC, 1 Plt |
| Preoperative HB (g/dL) | 10 | 12 | 11,2 | 9.9 | 10.8 |
| Postoperative HB (g/dL) | 10 | 9 | 11,4 | 10,7 | 10 |
| Crystalloid (ml) | 2400 | 2000 | 2000 | 1600 | 2000 |
| Colloid (ml) | 1000 | - | - | 500 | - |
| Inotropes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| REBOA | Yes, rescue | Yes, preoperative insertion | Yes, preoperative insertion. Not inflated | No, aortic cross clamp | No, aortic cross clamp |
| Apgar score | Poor Intubated | Poor Intubated | Poor Intubated | Poor Intubated | Poor Intubated |
| ICU | Yes, intubated | Yes, intubated | Yes, extubated | Yes, extubated | Yes, intubated |
| Relook Laparotomy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Complications | Vascular: Limb ischemia, embolectomy | Balloon rupture Vascular injury: Ilio-femoral bypass Bladder injury | Sepsis | Bleeding TAH required | - |
*Hypertension, †Retroviral disease, ‡General anesthesia, §Red blood cells, **Fresh frozen plasma, ††Cryoprecipitate, ‡‡Platelets