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Table 3 Maternal and neonatal outcomes in women, by adhesion status

From: Prevalence of adhesions and associated postoperative complications after cesarean section in Ghana: a prospective cohort study

 

All

No adhesions

Adhesions

P – value

n = 335

n = 207

n = 128

Maternal outcomes

 Perioperative outcomes (n = 335)

  Operation time (minutes), mean, SD

39.2 (15.1)

35.4 (13.7)

45.3 (15.2)

<0.01

  Infant delivery time (minutes), mean, SD

5.4 (4.8)

4.5 (4.5)

6.9 (4.8)

<0.01

  Perioperative blood loss (ml), mean, SD

418.8 (140.6)

408.5 (167.6)

434.8(140.5)

0.14

 Postoperative outcomes at time of discharge(n = 335)

  Length of hospital stay (days), mean, SD

3.8 (1.0)

3.9 (0.9)

3.7 (1.1)

0.17

  Wound infection (n, %)

4 (1.2)

4 (2.0)

0 (0.0)

0.30

 6 weeks postpartum (n = 80)

  Fever (n, %)

4 (5.0)

2 (4.7)

2 (5.4)

1.00

  Wound infection (n, %)

8 (7.6)

4 (6.6)

4 (8.9)

0.72

  Use of painkillers (n, %)

3 (3.7)

1 (2.3)

2 (5.4)

0.59

  Resume daily activities (n, %)

56 (70.0)

31 (72.1)

25 (67.6)

0.66

  Abnormal bleeding (n, %)

10 (12.5)

5 (11.6)

5 (13.5)

0.80

  Need for healthcare professional (n, %)

12 (15.0)

8 (18.6)

4 (10.8)

0.37

Neonatal outcomes

 Perioperative outcomes (n = 335)

  Apgar score < 7 at 5 min. (n, %)

20 (6.0)

13 (6.3)

7 (5.5)

0.75

  NICU admissions (n, %)

42 (13.4)

28 (14.7)

14 (11.4)

0.25

 6 weeks postpartum (n = 80)

  Need for healthcare professional (n, %)

4 (5.0)

1 (2.3)

3 (8.1)

0.33

  1. N number of participants, SD standard deviation, NICU neonatal intensive care unit