Table 5 Criterion attainment for women with post-partum haemorrhage according to the ALARM International Program
Criterion | ALARM (n,%) | Control (n,%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
N = 58 | N = 64 | ||
Pulse and blood pressure every 15 minutes for 2 hours after diagnosis | |||
Yes | 8, 13.8% | 6, 9.4% | |
No | 50, 86.2% | 58, 90.6% | 0.57 |
Injection of oxytocin or egometrine | |||
Yes | 18, 31.0% | 9, 14.1% | |
No | 40, 69.0% | 55, 85.9% | 0.03 |
Intravenous oxytocin perfusion | |||
Yes | 27, 46.6% | 23, 35.9% | |
No | 31, 53.4% | 41, 64.1% | 0.27 |
How the placenta was expulsed | |||
Spontaneously | 10, 17.5% | 13, 21.3% | |
Manually | 43, 75.4% | 35, 57.4% | |
Not recorded | 4, 7.0% | 13, 21.3% | 0.05 |
Test of bleeding time | |||
Yes | 7, 12.3% | 19, 29.7% | |
No | 50, 87.7% | 45, 70.3% | 0.04 |
Test of coagulation rate | |||
Yes | 7, 12.3% | 18, 28.1% | |
No | 50, 87.7% | 46, 71.9% | 0.06 |
Platelet count | |||
Yes | 28, 49.1% | 35, 54.7% | |
No | 29, 50.9% | 29, 45.3% | 0.48 |
Total post-partum haemorrhage score | 36.7% | 34.9% | 0.586 |