Table 5 Perioperative characteristics of patients who underwent successful obstetric vesicovaginal fistula repair at the Yirgalem Hamlin fistula center in 2021 (n = 499)
Variables | Category | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Surgical attempt | Primary | 475 | 95.2 |
Second | 24 | 4.8 | |
Layers of closure | One | 288 | 57.7 |
Two | 211 | 42.3 | |
Presence of infection | Yes | 482 | 96.6 |
No | 17 | 3.4 |