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Table 3 Obstetricians’ frequency of adoption of specific surgical options for managing uterine rupture, N = 79

From: Evaluation of obstetricians’ surgical decision making in the management of uterine rupture

Specific surgical option

Frequency

N (%)

Uterine repair

 (conservative surgical option)

commonly

38 (48.1)

rarely

41 (51.9)

Sterilising surgical options

 Uterine repair with BTLa

commonly

28 (35.4)

rarely

51 (64.6)

 Subtotal hysterectomy

commonly

11 (13.9)

rarely

68 (86.1)

 Total abdominal hysterectomy

commonly

2 (2.6)

Rarely

77 (97.4)

  1. a BTL Bilateral tubal ligation