Maternal Morbidity in Women with Placenta Previa Managed with Prediction of Morbidly Adherent Placenta by Ultrasonography
Table 2
Maternal outcomes according to ultrasonographic findings. Results are expressed as number, mean ± SD, or incidence (%). Comparisons between groups were made using Welch’s -test. Comparisons among groups were made using the Kruskal-Wallis test or tests. NS: not significant.
With risk
Without risk
Cumulative number of ultrasonographic findings
0~1
2
3
0~1
14
5
9
13
Absence of the retroplacental clear zone
0
4
9
0
Bladder line interruption
0
1
9
0
Placenta lacunae
12
5
9
5
Emergency cesarean section
8
3
3
3
0.58
Hysterectomy
1 (7%)
2 (40%)
9 (100%)
0
<0.01
Total blood loss (ml)
1154 ± 800
4376 ± 5051
2186 ± 1438
1656 ± 848
0.02
Blood transfusion
6 (43%)
3 (60%)
5 (56%)
1 (8%)
0.06
Bladder injury
0
0
1
0
NS
Postoperative hospital stay (days)
8 (6–12)
9 (7–11)
10 (7–17)
8 (7–14)
0.26
Confirmed MAP by histological study
2
3
9
0
(increta or percreta)
(0)
(1)
(8)
0.03
Results are expressed as number, incidence (%), mean ± SD, or range.
