Table 1 Classification of abortion complication severity level based on symptoms and clinical findings among women with abortion complications, Kenya 2012
Level of morbidity severity | Symptoms and signs |
|---|---|
Severe (requires at least one criteria) | Death |
Sepsis | |
Temperature >37.9 degrees Celsius | |
Evidence of mechanical injury/foreign body | |
Shock | |
Pulse >119 beats/minute | |
Organ or system failure | |
Generalized peritonitis | |
Tetanus | |
Moderate (requires at least one criteria if subject isn’t in severe) | Offensive products of conception |
Temperature 37.3-37.9 degrees Celsius | |
Localized peritonitis (tender uterus, discharge) | |
Low morbidity | Temperature <37.3 degrees Celsius |
No signs of infection | |
No system or organ failure |