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. 2022 Mar;32(2):289–296. doi: 10.4314/ejhs.v32i2.9

Table 4.

Comparison of study variables based on total and supracervical PPH

PPH P-value

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