Table 3: Maternal delivery characteristics.

Characteristic Post-implementation (N = 42) Pre-implementation (N = 29) Odds ratio (95% CI) P
EBL (cc) 3026.19 (± 2344.17) 3412.07 (± 1624.46) n/a 0.445
Blood transfusion (units) 4.05 (± 4.96) 5.10 (± 4.48) n/a 0.362
Pre and post operative hemoglobin decrease (mean % loss) 10.8 (± 4.8) 13.6 (± 6.5) n/a 0.039
Ureteral stents placement
Yes 13 (31.0%) 6 (20.7%) 1.72 (0.56-5.22) 0.340
No 29 (69.0%) 23 (79.3%)
Hypogastric artery balloon placement
Yes 8 (19.0%) 5 (17.2%) 1.13 (0.33-3.88)
No 34 (81.0%) 24 (82.8%) 0.847
ICU LOS (days) 0.62 (± 0.85) 0.50 (± 0.79) n/a 0.559
Hospital LOS (days) 5.0 (± 2.25) 4.45 (± 1.33) n/a 0.241
Hysterectomy operative time (hrs) 3:21 (± 1:24) 2:58 (± 1:16) n/a 0.269
Reoperation within 6 weeks
Yes 3 (7.1%) 2 (6.9%) 1.04 (0.16-6.64) 0.968
No 39 (92.9%) 27 (93.1%)
Readmission within 30 days
Yes 2 (4.8%) 2 (6.9%) 0.68 (0.09-5.09) 0.703
No 40 (95.2%) 27 (93.1%)
Infectious complication
Yes 2 (4.8%) 2 (6.9%) 0.68 (0.09-5.09) 0.703
No 40 (95.2%) 27 (93.1%)
Cystotomy
Yes 3 (7.1%) 3 (10.3%) 0.67 (0.12-3.56) 0.635
No 39 (92.9%) 26 (89.7%)
Ureteral injury
Yes 1 (2.4%) 0 (0%) n/a
No 41 (97.6%) 29 (100%)
Bowel injury
Yes 1 (2.4%) 1 (3.4%) 0.68 (0.04-11.38) 0.791
No 41 (97.6%) 28 (96.6%)
Maternal death
Yes 0 (0%) 1 (3.4%) n/a
No 42 (100%) 28 (96.6%)

EBL: Estimated blood loss; cc: Cubic centimeter; LOS: Length of stay. Data are mean ± standard deviation, or n (%) unless otherwise specified.