Abstract
Introduction and hypothesis
To evaluate lower urinary tract injuries in women with ≥2 prior cesarean deliveries (CD) undergoing benign hysterectomies.
Methods
This is a planned secondary analysis of all hysterectomies performed from 2000 to 2009 at Grady Memorial Hospital. Demographic, operative and postoperative data were reviewed. Women undergoing benign hysterectomies with ≥2 CD were compared with women with no prior CD. Categorical variables were analyzed using Chi-squared or Fisher’s exact test, while Student’s t test was used for continuous variables. Logistic regression was used for multivariate analysis.
Results
2,214 women met the inclusion criteria (284 with ≥2 CD, 1,930 with no CD). The proportion of women having vaginal hysterectomy, abdominal hysterectomy, and laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy were 38 %, 53 %, and 9 % respectively. Women with multiple CD had greater blood loss and longer operative times. They also required more transfusions (23 % vs 15 %, P = 0.001) and developed more abdominal wounds (6 % vs 3 %, P = 0.002) or urinary infections (6 % vs 3 %, P = 0.03). Women with ≥2 CD were at greater risk of incidental cystotomies (OR: 8.55, 95 % CI: 3.98–18.36).
Conclusions
Multiple prior cesarean deliveries increase a woman’s risk of cystotomy during hysterectomy. They also require more transfusions and develop more urinary or abdominal wound infections.
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Duong, T.H., Patterson, T.M. Lower urinary tract injuries during hysterectomy in women with a history of two or more cesarean deliveries: a secondary analysis. Int Urogynecol J 25, 1037–1040 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-013-2324-3
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