Characteristic | No. (%) of cases | ||
---|---|---|---|
All cases n = 181 | Nongynecologic n = 111 | Gynecologic n = 70 | |
Surgical phase of injury discovery | |||
Intraoperative | 43 (23.8) | 30 (27.0) | 13 (18.6) |
Postoperative same admission | 43 (23.8) | 27 (24.3) | 16 (22.9) |
Postdischarge | 95 (52.5) | 54 (48.6) | 41 (58.6) |
Management of injury* | |||
Intraoperative repair | 19 (10.5) | 10 (9.0) | 9 (12.9) |
Return to operating room | 139 (76.8) | 86 (77.5) | 53 (75.7) |
Transfer to tertiary care centre | 40 (22.1) | 37 (33.3) | 3 (4.3) |
Transfer to intensive care unit | 35 (19.3) | 27 (24.3) | 8 (11.4) |
Conservative treatment | 19 (10.5) | 11 (9.9) | 8 (11.4) |
Patient harm | |||
Death | 25 (13.8) | 21 (18.9) | 4 (5.7) |
Severe | 55 (30.4) | 38 (34.2) | 17 (24.3) |
Moderate/mild | 101 (55.8) | 52 (46.8) | 49 (70.0) |
↵* Some patients had more than 1 means of injury management.