Table 1 Baseline characteristics among women treated for PPH
misoprostol | placebo | ||
|---|---|---|---|
n = 29 | n = 32 | RR [95% CI] or p-value | |
Age (years) mean ± sd | 25 ± 5 | 26 ± 4 | p = .291 |
Parity %(n) | |||
0 | 62.1 (18) | 40.6 (13) | 1.53 [.92, 2.54] |
1–3 | 31.0 (9) | 50.0 (16) | |
4–8 | 6.9 (2) | 9.4 (3) | |
Outcome of this delivery %(n) | |||
Singleton, alive | 93.1 (27) | 96.9 (31) | .96 [.85, 1.08] |
Singleton, still birth | 3.4 (1) | -- | |
Twins, both alive | 3.4 (1) | 3.7 (1) | |
Episiotomy %(n) | 75.9 (22) | 68.8 (22) | 1.10 [.81, 1.51] |
Manual removal of placenta done %(n) | 6.9 (2) | 12.5 (4) | .55 [.11, 2.79] |
Placental delivery within 5 minutes %(n) | 62.1 (18) | 78.1 (25) | .79 [.57,1.11] |
Pre-delivery hemoglobin (g/dL) | |||
mean ± sd | 11.1 ± 1.0 | 10.9 ± 1.1 | p = .502 |
range | 9.1 – 13.5 | 8.7 – 13.0 | |
Measured blood loss at diagnosis (ml) | |||
mean ± sd | 640 ± 139 | 669 ± 184^ | p = .492 |
range | 400 – 1000 | 500 – 1000 | |
Time to diagnosis (minutes) | |||
mean ± sd | 37 ± 29 | 33 ± 24 | p = .584 |
range | 5 – 122 | 5 – 100 | |
Use of oxytocics prior to study treatment %(n) | 100 (29) | 100 (32) | 1.0 |
Use of oxytocics after study treatment %(n) | 100 (29) | 100 (32) | 1.0 |