Placenta previa with posterior extrauterine adhesion: clinical features and management practice

BMC Surgery

Table 4 Comparison of surgical outcomes in placenta previa with posterior extrauterine adhesion before and after changes in practice in June 2017

	Pre	Post	P value
Number of cases	12	12
PAS	1 (8.3)	0 (0)	0.99
Total blood loss during delivery, mL (range)	1827 (500–4500)	1180 (950–1800)	0.02
Additional treatment
IUBT	5 (41.7)	8 (66.7)	0.41
Using a Nelaton catheter^a	2 (16.7)	8 (66.7)	0.04
UCS	4 (33.3)	1 (8.3)	0.32
IVR	0 (0)	0 (0)	NA
Hysterectomy	1 (8.3)	0 (0)	0.99
Blood transfusion	2 (16.7)	0 (0)	0.48

Number (% per group) or median is shown. Significant P-values are emboldened
Pre pre-change posterior extrauterine adhesion group, Post post-change posterior extrauterine adhesion group, PAS placenta accreta spectrum, IUBT intrauterine balloon tamponade, UCS uterine compression sutures, IVR interventional radiology, NA not applicable
^aPatients treated with IUBT using the insertion method using a Nelaton catheter as a guide for cervical passage

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