Table 5 Causes of referral to the hospital, medical diagnosis, treatment and hospitalization in patients by presence of infections, bleeding and hypertensive disorders during delivery
From: Postpartum visits in the gynecological emergency room: How can we improve?
Hypertensive disorders | Bleeding | Infections | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | P | Yes | No | P | Yes | No | P | |||||||
% | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | ||||
Total | 26 | 100 | 387 | 100 | 51 | 100 | 362 | 100 | 38 | 100 | 375 | 100 | |||
Cause of referral to GER | |||||||||||||||
Infection | 5 | 19.2 | 120 | 31.0 | 0.15 | 16 | 31.4 | 109 | 30.1 | 0.8 | 15 | 39.5 | 110 | 29.3 | 0.2 |
Bleeding | 0 | 62 | 16.0 | 0.01 | 8 | 15.7 | 54 | 14.9 | 0.9 | 7 | 18.4 | 55 | 14.7 | 0.5 | |
Hypertension | 13 | 50.0 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.001 | 4 | 7.8 | 13 | 3.6 | 0.15 | 0 | 17 | 4.5 | 0.2 | |
Abdominal pain | 7 | 26.9 | 99 | 25.6 | 0.5 | 15 | 29.4 | 91 | 25.1 | 0.5 | 9 | 23.7 | 97 | 25.9 | 0.8 |
Problem in scar | 2 | 7.7 | 46 | 11.9 | 0.4 | 2 | 3.9 | 46 | 12.7 | 0.04 | 6 | 15.8 | 42 | 11.2 | 0.4 |
Problem in episiotomy | 3 | 11.5 | 107 | 27.6 | 0.05 | 7 | 13.7 | 103 | 28.5 | 0.03 | 11 | 28.9 | 99 | 26.4 | 0.7 |
Shortness of breath | 2 | 7.7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.05 | 1 | 2.0 | 5 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 1 | 2.6 | 5 | 1.3 | 0.4 |
Neurological problem | 11 | 42.3 | 57 | 14.7 | 0.001 | 12 | 23.5 | 56 | 15.5 | 0.15 | 5 | 13.2 | 63 | 16.8 | 0.4 |
Othera | 1 | 3.8 | 57 | 14.7 | 0.2 | 4 | 7.8 | 54 | 14.9 | 0.2 | 6 | 15.8 | 52 | 13.9 | 0.8 |
Diagnosis in GER | |||||||||||||||
Normal exam | 4 | 15.4 | 133 | 34.4 | 0.03 | 16 | 31.4 | 123 | 34.0 | 0.4 | 18 | 47.4 | 119 | 31.7 | 0.05 |
Infection | 4 | 15.4 | 99 | 25.6 | 0.18 | 16 | 31.4 | 87 | 24.0 | 0.3 | 11 | 28.9 | 92 | 24.5 | 0.5 |
Bleeding | 2 | 7.7 | 22 | 5.7 | 0.5 | 5 | 9.8 | 19 | 5.2 | 0.16 | 2 | 5.3 | 22 | 5.9 | 0.6 |
Hypertension | 15 | 57.7 | 0 | < 0.001 | 2 | 3.9 | 13 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 0 | 15 | 4.0 | 0.2 | ||
Problem in scar/episiotomy | 1 | 3.8 | 62 | 16.0 | 0.07 | 4 | 7.8 | 59 | 16.3 | 0.08 | 4 | 10.5 | 59 | 15.7 | 0.3 |
Othera | 1 | 3.8 | 54 | 13.9 | 0.2 | 10 | 19.6 | 45 | 12.4 | 0.2 | 3 | 7.9 | 52 | 13.9 | 0.4 |
Treatment in GER | |||||||||||||||
Yes | 16 | 61.5 | 218 | 56.3 | 0.6 | 30 | 58.8 | 204 | 56.4 | 0.7 | 16 | 42.1 | 218 | 58.1 | 0.057 |
No | 10 | 38.5 | 169 | 43.7 | 21 | 41.2 | 158 | 43.6 | 22 | 57.9 | 157 | 41.9 | |||
Hospitalization | |||||||||||||||
Yes | 10 | 38.5 | 62 | 16.0 | 0.004 | 13 | 25.5 | 59 | 16.3 | 0.08 | 5 | 13.2 | 67 | 17.9 | 0.3 |
No | 16 | 61.5 | 325 | 84.0 | 38 | 74.5 | 303 | 83.7 | 33 | 86.8 | 308 | 82.1 | |||