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. 2021 Jul 6;13:671–681. doi: 10.2147/IJWH.S310097

Table 3.

Comparison of Pregnancy Outcomes with and without PASD in Patients with PPCS and Non-PPCS

Maternal/Neonatal Outcomes All (n=726) P-value With PASD (n=144) P-value Without PASD (n=582) P -value
PPCS (n=154) Non-PPCS (n=572) PPCS (n=72) Non-PPCS (n=72) PPCS (n=82) Non-PPCS (n=500)
Maternal
Gestational weeks 0.019* 0.630 0.315
 28–36 102(67.5) 312(54.8) 53(74.6) 48(67.6) 49(61.3) 264(53.0)
 37–39 46(30.5) 240(42.2) 16(22.5) 21(29.6) 30(37.5) 219(44.0)
 > 40 3(2.0) 17(3.0) 2(2.8) 2(2.8) 1(1.3) 15(3.0)
Mode of delivery 0.050* - 0.125
 Vaginal 0 14(2.4) 0 0 0 14(2.8)
 Cesarean section 154(100.0) 558(97.6) 79(100.0) 72(100.0) 87(100.0) 486(97.2)
Intraoperative blood loss> 1000 mL 120(77.9) 91(16.0) <0.001* 65(90.3) 29(40.8) <0.001* 55(67.1) 62(12.5) <0.001*
Intraoperative blood loss> 3000 mL 46(29.9) 17(3.0) <0.001* 38(52.8) 12(16.9) <0.001* 8(9.8) 5(1.0) <0.001*
Bleeding within 2 hours after delivery, mL 34.7±89.7 28.5±58.8 0.353 44.4±113.1 19.9±44.6 0.109 25.6±59.7 29.8±60.5 0.607
Bleeding within 2–24 hours after delivery, mL 168.2±370.1 49.9±58.4 <0.001* 220.1±436.4 65.5±114.2 0.007* 118.9±289.9 47.7±45.1 <0.001*
Postpartum hemorrhage 75(48.7) 90(15.7) <0.001* 19(26.4) 14(19.4) 0.322 56(68.3) 76(15.2) <0.001*
Transfusion 53(34.6) 92(16.1) <0.001* 28(39.4) 24(33.3) 0.448 25(30.5) 68(13.6) <0.001*
Hemorrhagic shock 12(7.8) 11(1.9) <0.001* 10(13.9) 4(5.6) 0.091 2(2.4) 7(1.4) 0.480
Postpartum anemia 39(23.5) 172(30.1) 0.250 19(26.4) 30(41.7) 0.053 20(24.4) 142(28.4) 0.453
Hysterectomy 4(2.6) 3(0.5) 0.019* 4(5.6) 2(2.8) 0.404 0 1(0.2) 0.685
Neonatal
Infant weight, g 0.916 0.616 0.826
 <1500 6(3.9) 23(4.1) 2(2.8) 1(1.4) 4(4.9) 22(4.4)
 1500–2500 35(22.9) 145(25.6) 17(21.8) 21(29.6) 18(22.0) 124(25.0)
 2500–4000 111(72.5) 396(69.8) 51(71.8) 49(69.0) 60(73.2) 347(70.0)
 >4000 1(0.7) 3(0.5) 1(1.3) 0 0 3(0.6)
Intrauterine death 0(0) 4(0.7) 0.298 0(0) 0(0) - 0 4(0.8) 0.416
Fetal distress 55(35.7) 69(12.1) <0.001* 26(36.1) 13(18.1) 0.015* 29(35.4) 56(11.2) <0.001*
Umbilical cord blood pH 7.17±0.78 7.25±0.45 0.212 7.24±0.12 7.26±0.10 0.442 7.12±1.00 7.25±0.48 0.157
APGAR <7at 1 min 23(15.2) 40(7.1) 0.002* 17(24.6) 9(12.9) 0.075 6(7.3) 31(6.3) 0.715
APGAR <7at 5 min 4(2.6) 16(2.8) 0.877 1(1.4) 1(1.4) 0.992 3(3.7) 15(3.0) 0.769

Notes: Data are mean±SD (independent t-test) or n (%) (x2 test) or Fisher’s Exact Test.; *P < 0.05. Percentages do not total 100% owing to missing data.

Abbreviations: n, number of observations; SD, standard deviation; PASD, placenta accreta spectrum disorder; PPCS, placenta previa with coverage of a uterine scar.