Table 1 Characteristics of women, deliveries, and peripartum hysterectomies
Clinical features | |
Maternal age in years, mean (SD) | 35.83 (4.47) |
BMI, mean (SD) | 30.57 (4.73) |
Gravidity, median (IQR) | 5.79 (4-7) |
Parity, median (IQR) | 3.96 (3-5) |
Previous cesarean section, median (IQR) | 2.93 (2-4) |
Previous cesarean section, n (%) | 54 (91.52) |
≥ 2 previous cesarean section, n (%) | 47 (79.66) |
Previous uterine curettage, n (%) | 21 (35.59) |
Delivery | |
Gestational age in weeks, mean (SD) | 35+2 (3) |
Vaginal delivery, n (%) | 3 (5.08) |
Elective cesarean section, n (%) | 28 (47.45) |
Emergency cesarean section, n (%) | 28 (47.45) |
Peripartum hysterectomy | |
Total hysterectomy, n (%) | 42 (71.18) |
Subtotal hysterectomy, n (%) | 17 (28,81) |
Hysterectomy performed during cesarean section, n (%) | 48 (81.35) |
Reopening after cesarean section to perform hysterectomy, n (%) | 8 (13.55) |