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Table 2 Morbidity conditions leading to inclusion in a sample of women with potentially life-threatening conditions and severe maternal outcomes

From: Maternal near miss and quality of maternal health care in Baghdad, Iraq

 

n

%

Women with potentially life-threatening conditions

212

100.00%

Women with severe complications

174

82.08%

Severe postpartum hemorrhage

84

39.62%

Severe Preeclampsia

4

1.89%

Eclampsia

43

20.28%

Sepsis or severe systemic infection

10

4.72%

Ruptured uterus

29

13.68%

Other complications associated with severe maternal outcome

22

10.38%

Women undergoing critical Interventions

181

85.38%

Use of blood products

118

55.66%

Interventional radiology (uterine artery embolization)

2

0.94%

Laparotomy

85

40.09%

Admission to Intensive Care Unit

73

34.43%

Organ dysfunction in maternal near-miss cases

129

100.00%

Cardiovascular dysfunction

72

55.81%

Respiratory dysfunction

30

23.26%

Renal dysfunction

6

4.65%

Coagulation/hematologic dysfunction

30

23.26%

Hepatic dysfunction

5

3.88%

Neurologic dysfunction

23

17.83%

Uterine dysfunction/hysterectomy

69

53.49%

Multiple organ dysfunction

64

49.61%

Organ dysfunction in maternal deaths

16

100.00%

Cardiovascular dysfunction

7

43.75%

Respiratory dysfunction

8

50.00%

Renal dysfunction

4

25.00%

Coagulation/hematologic dysfunction

3

18.75%

Hepatic dysfunction

0

0.00%

Neurologic dysfunction

4

25.00%

Uterine dysfunction/hysterectomy

6

37.50%

Unspecified organ dysfunction

1

6.25%

Multiple organ dysfunction

9

56.25%