Use of Electrocautery for Coagulation and Wound Complications in Caesarean Sections

Table 1

Demographic characteristics, parity, and prenatal care in pregnant women submitted to C-sections with and without the use of electrocautery.

Variable	With electrocautery				Without electrocautery
	𝑛	Mean	SD	Median	𝑛	Mean	SD	Median
Age (years)	109	24.9	6.5	23.0	111	24.5	6.4	23.0
Schooling (years)	109	10.0	1.7	11.0	111	9.7	1.8	11.0
Pregnancies	109	1.79	1.00	2.00	111	2.01	1.17	2.00
Caesarean sections	109	0.34	0.48	0.00	111	0.38	0.49	0.00
Weight (kg) at first antenatal visit	109	64.9	16.2	61.0	111	66.2	15.6	64.0
Weight (kg) at final antenatal visit	109	76.8	16.9	73.0	111	77.3	15.3	76.0
Initial BMI	109	25.3	5.9	23.6	108	25.4	5.0	25.0
Gestational age (weeks)	108	39.1	1.8	39.4	107	39.0	1.7	39.3

BMI: body mass index; SD: standard deviation.