Table 4 Distribution of complications during delivery and causes of referral to GER in patients with subsequent normal and abnormal examination in the GER
From: Postpartum visits in the gynecological emergency room: How can we improve?
Normal examination | Abnormal examination | P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | ||
143 | 100 | 270 | 100 | ||
Complications following delivery | |||||
No complications | 113 | 79 | 222 | 82.2 | 0.6 |
With complications | 24 | 16.7 | 54 | 20 | |
Infections | 4 | 2.8 | 4 | 1.5 | |
Hypertensive disorders | 3 | 2.1 | 5 | 1.8 | |
Bleeding | 7 | 4.9 | 23 | 8.5 | |
Placental residua | 3 | 2.1 | 6 | 2.2 | |
Superficial vein thrombosis | 2 | 1.4 | 2 | 0.7 | |
Urinary problems | 4 | 2.8 | 8 | 3 | |
Othera | 1 | 0.7 | 7 | 2.6 | |
No. of complications | |||||
1 | 21 | 14.7 | 51 | 18.9 | 0.4 |
2 | 3 | 2.1 | 2 | 0.7 | |
3 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | ||
Cause of referral to GER | |||||
Infection | 25 | 17.5 | 100 | 37 | < 0.001 |
Bleeding | 27 | 18.9 | 35 | 13 | 0.06 |
Hypertensive disorder | 3 | 2.1 | 14 | 5.2 | 0.13 |
Problem in episiotomy | 48 | 33.6 | 62 | 23 | 0.006 |
Problem in scar | 17 | 11.9 | 31 | 11.5 | 0.7 |
Abdominal pain | 25 | 17.5 | 81 | 30 | 0.015 |
Neurological problem | 20 | 14 | 48 | 17.8 | 0.5 |
Orthopedic problem | 7 | 4.9 | 21 | 7.8 | 0.3 |
Gastrointestinal problems | 6 | 4.2 | 5 | 1.8 | 0.12 |
Venous thromboembolism | 3 | 2.1 | 5 | 1.8 | 0.5 |
Other | 9 | 6.3 | 17 | 6.3 | 0.9 |