Table 3 Intra-operative and post-operative characteristics of the study population—patients with and without infected hematoma
Parameter | Non-infected pelvic hematoma | Infected pelvic hematoma | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
No. of patients | 36 | 14 | |
Type of hysterectomy | 0.027 | ||
Vaginal hysterectomy | 32 (88.9%) | 9 (64.3%) | |
Total abdominal hysterectomy | 2 (5.6%) | 1 (7.1%) | |
Subtotal abdominal hysterectomy | 1 (2.8%) | 0 | |
Total laparoscopic hysterectomy | 1 (2.8%) | 4 (28.6%) | |
Type of anesthesia | 0.126 | ||
General | 34 (94.4%) | 11 (78.6%) | |
Combined spinal epidural | 2 (5.6%) | 2 (14.3%) | |
Epidural | 0 | 1 (7.1%) | |
Concomitant procedures | |||
Salpingectomy | 17 (47.2%) | 6 (42.9%) | 0.781 |
Oophorectomy | 9 (25.0%) | 4 (28.6%) | 1.00 |
Duration of surgery (min) | 120.7 ± 35.0 | 132.7 ± 71.7 | 0.427 |
Intraoperative excessive bleeding | 1 (2.8%) | 0 | 1.00 |
Post-operative | 4 (11.1%) | 2 (14.3%) | 1.00 |
Hematoma locationa | 1.00 | ||
Above vaginal cuff | 27 (79.4%) | 12 (85.7%) | |
Anterior to bladder | 4 (11.8%) | 1 (7.1%) | |
Posterior to bladder | 3 (8.8%) | 1 (7.1%) | |
Hospital stay (days) | 3.4 ± 2.2 | 4.1 ± 2.5 | 0.300 |
Post-operative hemoglobin (g/dL) | 11.1 ± 1.5 | 11.0 ± 1.2 | 0.774 |
Delta hemoglobin (g/dL) | 2.1 ± 1.2 | 2.0 ± 1.3 | 0.958 |
Post-operative platelets (109/L) | 207.5 ± 61.3 | 227.6 ± 52.8 | 0.285 |
Post-operative fever | 1 (2.8%) | 7 (50.0%) | < 0.001 |
Mean hematoma size (mm2) | 1390.7 ± 1698.1 | 1905.6 ± 1806.8 | 0.366 |
Hematoma largest diameter (mm) | 39.1 ± 18.2 | 48.1 ± 20.3 | 0.140 |