Table 5 Management of obstetric complications
Type of treatment: transfusion, infusion | Haemorrhage N=28 | Uterine rupture N=9 | Anaemia N=3 | Other N=27 | Total N=67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
whole blood | 26/28 | 7/9 | 3/3 | 10/27 | 46/67 (69%) |
plasma | 8/28 | 3/9 | 0/3 | 2/27 | 13/67 (19%) |
colloids | 16/28 | 3/9 | 1/3 | 4/27 | 24/67 (36%) |
crystalloids | 21/26* | 7/8* | 0/3 | 17/26* | 45/63* (71%) |
Type of treatment: anticonvulsives, antihypertensives, diuretics | Pre-eclampsia N=5 | Eclampsia N=12 | Other N=50 | Total N=67 | |
anticonvulsives | 5/5 | 9/12 | 2/50 | 16/67 (24%) | |
antihypertensives | 5/5 | 11/12 | 4/50 | 20/67 (31%) | |
diuretics | 2/5 | 3/12 | 3/50 | 8/67 (12%) | |
Type of treatment: delivery | Obstructed labour N=4 | Uterine rupture N=9 | Hypertensive disorders N=17 | Other N=11 | Total $ N=41 |
vaginal birth without instrument | 0/4 | 0/9 | 7/17 | 8/11 | 15/41 (37%) |
vaginal birth with ventouse or forceps | 0/4 | 0/9 | 0/17 | 0/11 | 0/41 (0%) |
caesarean section, laparatomy | 4/4 | 9/9 | 10/17 | 3/11 | 26/41 (63%) |
Type of treatment: hysterectomy | Haemorrhage N=28 | Uterine rupture N=9 | Post-partum/-abortion infection N=6 | Other N=24 | Total N=67 |
5/28 | 3/9 | 3/6 | 0/24 | 11 (16%) | |
Hospital births: Immediate neonatal outcome; N=47 £ | n (%) | ||||
live birth: healthy | 17 (36%) | ||||
live birth: asphyxia | 8 (17%) | ||||
subtotal: live births | 25 (53%) | ||||
stillbirth: mature, fresh | 7 (15%) | ||||
of which at admission heartbeat | positive | negative | unknown | ||
3 | 2 | 2 | |||
stillbirth: mature, macerated | 8 (17%) | ||||
stillbirth: malformations | 1 (2%) | ||||
stillbirth: immature | 0 (0%) | ||||
stillbirth: undifferentiated | 6 (13%) | ||||
subtotal: stillbirths | 22 (47%) | ||||