Transverse versus vertical skin incision for planned cesarean hysterectomy: does it matter?

Table 3 Intraoperative outcomes

Intraoperative outcome	Transverse incision N = 18 (43%)	Vertical incision N = 24 (57%)	P-value
Use of ureteral stent	2	14	0.003
Use of aortic balloon	15	22	0.33
Mean EBL (L) (SD)	2.6 (1.9)	2.8 (3.8)	0.82
Transfusion requirements
Mean # pRBCs (SD)	3.28 (4.47)	2.79 (5.00)	0.75
Mean # platelets (SD)	0.28 (0.57)	0.25 (0.61)	0.88
Mean # FFP (SD)	1.33 (2.35)	1.00 (1.93)	0.62
Mean # cryoprecipitate (SD)	0.17 (0.38)	0.13 (0.35)	0.75
Mean total # products (SD)	5.06 (7.63)	4.19 (7.67)	0.71
Mean operative time (minutes) (SD)	180 (86)	238 (74)	0.03
Intraoperative complications			0.42
Cystotomy	5	3	0.22
Ureteral Injury	1	2	0.72

Intraoperative surgical outcome data presented include use of ureteral stents, aortic balloon, estimated blood loss (EBL) in liters (L) (with standard deviation (SD)), transfusion requirements with packed red blood cells (pRBCs), platelets, fresh frozen plasma (FFP), cryoprecipitate, and total number of products, operative time, and intraoperative complications including cystotomy and ureteral injury

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