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Table 4 Perioperative history of women who underwent obstetric fistula repair in Yirgalem Hamlin fistula center, Southern Ethiopia, 2021

From: Obstetric fistula repair failure and its associated factors among women underwent repair in Yirgalem Hamlin fistula center, Sidama Regional State, Southern Ethiopia, 2021: a retrospective cross sectional study

Variables

Category

Frequency (n = 562)

Percentage (%)

Surgery is done by

Senior gynecologist

553

98.4

Guest/resident gynecologist

9

1.6

Surgical approach

Vaginal

561

99.8

Abdominal

1

0.2

Surgical attempt

Primary

534

95.0

Second

28

5.0

Layers of closure

One

324

57.7

Two

238

42.3

Infection after repair

No

538

95.7

Yes

24

4.3

Number of days to catheter removal

 ≤ 14

508

90.4

 > 14

54

9.6