Table 4.
Comparison of study variables based on total and supracervical PPH
| PPH | P-value | ||
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| Total (N=28) | Supracervical(N=5) | ||
| Blood products | |||
| Fresh frozen plasma | 6.0 (SD=3.8) | 6.5 (SD=6.3) | 0.956* |
| Platelets | 8.0 (SD=5.4) | 9.0 (SD=0) | 0.480* |
| Platelets concentration | 5.3 (SD=3.4) | 3.2 (SD=3.3) | 0.136* |
| Post-operative complications | |||
| No | 15 (53.5) | 2 (40.0) | |
| Bladder damage | 5 (17.9) | 0 (0) | 0.569** |
| Intestinal damage | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Ureteral injury | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Death of the mother | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Disseminated intravascular coagulation | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Fever | 5 (17.9) | 2 (40.0) | 0.282** |
| Need for re-laparotomy | 3 (10.7) | 1 (20.0) | 0.500** |
| Length of stay in ICU | 26 (92.9) | 2 (7.1) | 0.017** |
PPH: Peripartum Hysterectomy; SD: Standard Deviation; ICU: Intensive Care Unit
p-value was obtained with Mann-Whitney test
p-value was obtained with Fisher's Exact test