Maternal Complications
Maternal complications are presented in Table 8. Total
operating blood loss was 434.7 ± 322 mL. The average operating time was
41.2 ± 14.1 minutes. The overall postpartum hemorrhage rate was 36.4%,
and 9.1% cases of postpartum hemorrhage over 1L were noted. There was
no significant difference over the years in the rate of postpartum
hemorrhage, whether severe or not. Five per cent of patients received a
transfusion (globular or platelet). The average length of
hospitalization was 6.3 ± 2.7 nights. The rate of post-operative
infection was 3% with no significant difference between years. The
surgical recovery rate was 1.5%. Only one patient had a venous
thromboembolic complication consisting of a pulmonary embolism.