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Table 4 Estimated risk of a life-threatening CS complication per 1,000 operations at a university hospital and a regional hospital in Tanzania between February and June 2012, including 95% confidence intervals

From: Maternal near-miss and death and their association with caesarean section complications: a cross-sectional study at a university hospital and a regional hospital in Tanzania

 

Delivered at the university hospital

Delivered at the regional hospital

Delivered at other institutionsa

Total

MNMb

   

Number associated with CS

12

11

14

37

Risk/1,000 operationsc

6.0 (3.1–10)

17 (8.7–31)

N/Dd

N/Dd

Maternal deaths

    

Number associated with CS

2

3

5

10

Risk/1,000 operationsc

1.0 (0.1–3.6)

4.7 (1.0–14)

N/Dd

N/Dd

MNMb and deaths

    

Number associated with CS

14

14

19

47

Risk/1,000 operationsc

7.0 (3.8–12)

22 (12–37)

N/Dd

N/Dd

  1. aDelivered at other institutions and referred to the university hospital or the regional hospital.
  2. bMaternal near-miss.
  3. cNumber of cases with strong or moderate association with CS divided by the total number of CS at the university hospital (n = 2,014) and the regional hospital (n = 634).
  4. dNo denominator available for total number of CSs at other institutions.