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Table 1 Shows the clinic-epidemiological, operative and postoperative data of women under the study

From: Uterine salvage management for atonic postpartum hemorrhage using “modified lynch suture”

Parameter

G1

G2

P-value

Age (year) Mean ± SD

29.6 ± 4.5

29.3 ± 5.1

0.694

Parity

1.55 ± 1.35

1.61 ± 1.21

0.431

Weight

76 ± 13.151

79 ± 12.325

0.139

Gestational age

39.1 ± 1.1

38.7 ± 1.8

0.092

Neonatal birth weight

3.496 ± 0.365

3.397 ± 0.389

0.099

Postoperative blood loss

324 ± 105

568 ± 209

0.0001 (HS)

Need for blood transfusion

2.8 ± 0.5

4.2 ± 0.8

0.0001 (HS)

Need for hysterectomy

4

12

0.0001 (HS)

Hospital stay

2.8 ± 1.5

2.7 ± 1.6

0.684

Duration of procedure

6 ± 0.95

3 ± 1.3

0.0001 (HS)

Pre-operative Hb%

9.8 ± 1.2

10.1 ± 1.3

0.131

Post-operative Hb%

8.7 ± 1.1

8.9 ± 1.8

0.398

Bleeding from multiple bites

7

13

0.152

Hematometra

1

5

0.212

Wound hematoma

4

4

1.00

Wound infection

4

4

1.00

Fever

5

8

0.563

  1. Table (1) shows that there was no significant difference between the two groups as regards the clinic-epidemiological characters of the study groups and the postoperative data, but the modified new technique was found to be superior to the classic technique with a success rate 95 % compared to 85 % with the classic technique