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Table 6 Predictors of adverse clinical outcome

From: Indications and outcomes of emergency obstetric hysterectomy; a 5-year review at the Bafoussam Regional Hospital, Cameroon

Variables

Total n (%)

N = 30

Adverse outcome

n (%)

n = 28

No adverse outcome

n (%)

n = 2

Risk ratio

Confidence interval

p-value

Age (years)

 < 30

13 (100)

11 (84.62)

2 (15.38)

1.18

0.94–1.49

0.18

 ≥ 30

17 (100)

17 (100)

0 (00)

Multiparity

 Yes

25 (100)

24 (96)

1 (4.00)

1.2

0.77–1.87

0.31

 No

5 (100)

4 (80)

1 (20.00)

ANC

 Yes

27 (100)

25 (92.59)

2 (7.41)

0.9

0.83–1.03

1.00

 No

2 (100)

2 (100)

0 (00)

Referred

 Yes

3 (100)

3 (100)

0 (00)

1.1

0.97–1.2

1.00

 No

27 (100)

25 (92.59)

2 (7.41)

Blood transfusion

 Yes

4 (100)

2 (50)

2 (50)

0.5

0.19–1.33

0.013*

 No

26 (100)

26 (100)

0 (00)

Type of surgery

 Subtotal

27 (100)

25 (92.59)

2 (7.41)

0.9

0.83–1.03

1.00

 Total

1 (100)

1 (100)

0 (00)

Method of delivery

 C/S

24 (100)

22 (91.67)

2 (8.33)

0.9

0.81–1.03

1.00

 VD

6 (100)

6 (100)

0 (00)

Duration of surgery (hours)

 < 2

6 (100)

4 (66.67)

2 (33.33)

0.67

0.38–1.17

0.04*

 ≥ 2

22 (100)

22 (100)

0 (00)

  1. ANC antenatal care, CS Caesarean section, VD vaginal delivery
  2. * Statistically significant values