Maternal Complications
Maternal complications are presented in Table 8.  Total operating blood loss was 434.7 ± 322 mL. The average operating time was 41.2 ± 14.1 minutes. The overall postpartum hemorrhage rate was 36.4%, and 9.1% cases of postpartum hemorrhage over 1L were noted. There was no significant difference over the years in the rate of postpartum hemorrhage, whether severe or not. Five per cent of patients received a transfusion (globular or platelet). The average length of hospitalization was 6.3 ± 2.7 nights. The rate of post-operative infection was 3% with no significant difference between years. The surgical recovery rate was 1.5%. Only one patient had a venous thromboembolic complication consisting of a pulmonary embolism.