Table 5 Complications encountered with peripartum hysterectomy
Complications | n (%) |
|---|---|
Febrile illness | 16 (27.11) |
Infection (positive culture) | 13 (22.03) |
Septicemia | 2 (3.38) |
Urinary tract infection | 8 (13.55) |
Wound | 2 (3.38) |
Chest | 1 (1.69) |
Injury to adjacent structures | 18 (30.50) |
Urinary bladder | 16 (27.11) |
Ureter | 1 (1.69) |
Bowel | 1 (1.69) |
Acute renal failure | 2 (3.38) |
Disseminated intravascular coagulopathy | 10 (16.94) |
Transfusion-related acute lung injury | 1 (1.69) |
Maternal death | 1 (1.69) |
Neonatal death | 3 (5.08) |