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Table 2 Surgical complications with number of patients and percentage

From: Quality of surgical management of placenta accreta spectrum in a tertiary center in Sri Lanka: baseline study for quality improvement project: problems and solutions

Post operative complications

Number of patients

%

Blood transfusions

23

85.1

Intensive care unit (ICU) stay

27

100

Mild Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)

1

3

Bladder injury

8

29.6

Abdominal drain more than 48 h

2

7.4

Bladder haematoma

3

11.1

Prolonged irrigation of the bladder more than 48 h

7

25.9

Bladder fistula

1

3.7

Paralytic ileus

2

7.4

Post-partum psychosis

2

7.4

Anaphylaxis to blood products

1

3.7

Surgical site infection (SSI)

4

14.8

Repeat surgery for hernia

1

3.7

  1. All post-operative complications are presented in percentages
  2. Mean estimated blood loss (EBL) was 1950 ml (± 1400), with a minimum blood loss of 200 ml and maximum of 6000 ml. 84.6% had been transfused with red cell concentrates (RCC) with mean of 3.8 L (± 2.5). Cryoprecipitate was given to 16 patients (42%). Mean ICU stay was 4 days (Range 1–10 days). One patient was kept on an abdominal drain for 2 weeks due to continuous high output. She was subsequently found to have a vesicovaginal fistula for which she was managed conservatively by the Urology team with an indwelling urinary catheter for 4 months