Table 1 Basic demographic and clinical characteristics of the participants
Tranexamic Group (n = 115) | Misoprostol Group (n = 115) | Control Group (n = 115) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Maternal age (years) | 29.59 ± 4.15 | 28.70 ± 4.51 | 29.90 ± 5.15 | 0.125 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 30.56 ± 3.60 | 30.54 ± 4.30 | 30.19 ± 3.44 | 0.903 |
Parity - Primigravida - Para 1 - Para 2 or more | 7 (6.09%) 13 (11.30%) 95 (82.61%) | 8 (6.96%) 9 (7.83%) 98 (85.22%) | 7 (6.09%) 18 (15.65%) 90 (78.26%) | 0.480 |
GA at delivery | 38.46 ± 0.97 | 38.50 ± 0.96 | 38.38 ± 0.95 | 0.622 |
CS Indication - previous CS - CPD - Abnormal presentation - Placenta Previa - ICSI | 86 (74.8%) 3 (2.6%) 11 (9.6%) 12 (10.4%) 3 (2.6%) | 86 (74.8%) 5 (4.3%) 9 (7.8%) 11 (9.6%) 4 (3.5%) | 76 (66.1%) 8 (7.0%) 15 (10.4%) 14 (12.2%) 2 (1.7%) | 0.667 |
Pre-operative Hb (gm/dl) | 11.17 ± 0.89 | 11.42 ± 1.05 | 11.21 ± 1.11 | 0.146 |
Pre-operative HCT (%) | 34.20 ± 2.64 | 34.94 ± 3.42 | 34.70 ± 3.24 | 0.188 |
Estimated blood volume (ml) | 7169 ± 546 | 7121 ± 719 | 7108 ± 556 | 0.726 |
CS Duration (minutes) | 73.88 ± 14.95 | 77.19 ± 11.12 | 74.24 ± 15.26 | 0.142 |
Interval from skin incision to complete fetal and placental extraction (minutes) | 15.15 ± 1.14 | 15.10 ± 0.89 | 14.95 ± 1.38 | 0.385 |