Systematic review on the needle and suture types for uterine compression sutures: a literature review

BMC Surgery

Table 3 Comparison of uterine preservation rate among different suture sizes

Suture size	Suture material	Total cases included in the studies	Mean blood loss (ml)	Transfusion rate	Uterine preservation	Severe complication rate^a
No. 1	Total	594^b	2039	342/548(62.4%)^c	551/594 (92.8%)^d	5/594 (0.84%)^e
	Limited transfusion cases (Polyglactin 910 and catgut)				213/245 (86.9%)^f
	Limited transfusion and uterine atony cases (Polyglactin 910 and catgut)				142/159 (89.3%)^g
No. 2	Total	309	2249	189/239 (79.1%)^c	291/309 (94.2%)^d	0/309(0%)^e
	Limited transfusion cases (Polyglactin 910 and catgut)				159/170 (93.5%)^f
	Limited transfusion and uterine atony cases (Polyglactin 910 and catgut)				135/146 (92.5%)^g

Bold indicates statistical significance
^aSevere complications are defined as need for surgical intervention to treat complications due to uterine compression sutures
^bTwo maternal deaths due to the hypertention disorder of pregnancy were excluded
Statistical analysis was performed among b, c, d, and e. The p values are listed below
^cp = 0.000
^dp = 0.249
^ep = 0.332
^fp = 0.033
^gp = 0.428

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