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Table 2 Postoperative outcomes of women with uterine compression sutures

From: New dedicated blunt straight needles and sutures for uterine compression sutures: a retrospective study and literature review

 

All cases (n = 41)

Group A (n = 7)

Group B (n = 21)

Group C (n = 19)

 
 

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

p value

Estimated blood loss (ml)

2358 ± 960 (1500–6600)

 

3682 ± 1481 (2200–6600)

 

2110 ± 659 (1500–4000)

 

2143 ± 960 (1500–3600)

  

Transfusion

22

53.6

7

100

10

47.6

8

42.1

0.02

Duration of surgery (min)

111.6 ± 44.1

 

156.9 ± 41.8

 

108.2 ± 42.3

 

98.6 ± 37.4

 

0.128

Additional treatment

 Balloon tamponade

3

7.3

0

0

1

4.8

3

15.8

0.359

 UAE

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.00

 Balloon tamponade →UAE

1

2.4

0

0

0

0

1

5.3

0.553

 Hysterectomy

6

14.6

4

57.1

1

4.8

2

10.5

0.006

Postoperative complications

 Endometritis

5

12.2

0

0

3

14.3

2

10.5

0.836

 Ileus

6

14.6

0

0

2

9.5

4

21.1

0.503

  1. Data are presented as n (%) or mean ± standard deviation, unless otherwise specified
  2. Bold indicates statistical significance
  3. UAE Uterine artery embolization