Table 2.
Comparison of treatment between clamp and control groups
| Clamp group (n = 22) |
Control group (n = 25) |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bleeding in labor (n = 27) | (n = 12) | (n = 15) | |
| Intrapartum blood loss (g), mean (SD) | 656.2±72.79 | 811.8±86.07 | .001a |
| Bleeding in the ward (n = 20) | (n = 10) | (n = 10) | |
| Blood loss in 30 min (g), mean (SD) | 42.8±6.60 | 126.3±86.97 | .007a |
| Blood loss in 30~60 min (g), mean (SD) | 10.4±1.96 | 21.88±2.30 | .000a |
| Hemoglobin (g/L),mean (SD) | |||
| Preoperative Hb | 119±4.10 | 121.4±4.19 | .058 |
| Postoperative Hb | 96.9±8.33 | 96.1±7.39 | .718 |
| Blood transfusion, n(%) | 2 (9.1%) | 3 (12%) | .746 |
| Repeated usage of uterotonic, n(%) | .001a | ||
| ≤2 (type/time) | 18 (81.8%) | 9 (36%) | |
| ≥3 (type/time) | 4 (18.2%) | 16 (64%) | |
| Uterotonic side effect, n(%) | 4 (18.2%) | 12 (48%) | .031a |
| Clamp complications, n(%) | 0 | – | |
| Surgical procedures, n(%) | |||
| Intrauterine Bakri balloon | 1 (4.5%) | 3 (12%) | .36a |
| Urgent UAE | 1 (4.5%) | 1 (4.0%) | .93a |
| Laparotomy | 0 | 0 | – |
| Hospital stay (days), mean (SD) | 4.1±1.57 | 3.8±1.61 | .535 |
Abbreviations: Hb Hemoglobin, UAE Uterine artery embolization, SD Standard deviation; a Denotes significant values if p < 0.05