Table 4 Frequency of contributing conditions among maternal near-miss cases in the four study hospitals
Egypt | Lebanon | Palestine | Syria | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Al Galaa Hospital | Rafik Hariri University Hospital | Ramallah Hospital | Dar Al Tawleed Hospital | ||
(N = 32) | (N = 5) | (N = 16) | (N = 18) | (N = 71) | |
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
Haemorrhage | |||||
Abortion related haemorrhage | 1 (3.1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2(11.1) | 3 (4.2) |
Ectopic pregnancy | 7 (21.9) | 0 (0) | 1 (6.3) | 0 (0) | 8 (11.3) |
Placenta praevia | 11 (34.4) | 2 (40.0) | 0 (0) | 4 (22.2) | 17 (23.9) |
Accreta/increta/percreta placenta | 3 (9.4) | 2 (40.0) | 1 (6.3) | 3 (16.7) | 9 (12.7) |
Abruptio placenta | 3(9.4) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (5.6) | 5 (7) |
Ruptured uterus | 3(9.4) | 0 (0) | 1 (6.3) | 2 (11.1) | 7 (9.9) |
Postpartum haemorrhage | 2(6.3) | 1 (20.0) | 6 (37.5) | 4 (22.2) | 15 (21.1) |
Other obstetric haemorrhage | 3(9.4) | 0 (0) | 5 (31.3) | 1 (5.6) | 7 (9.9) |
Infection | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Hypertension | |||||
Chronic hypertension | 1 (3.1) | 0 (0) | 1 (6.3) | 1 (5.6) | 3 (4.2) |
Pre-eclampsia (excludes eclampsia) | 1(3.1) | 0 (0) | 1 (6.3) | 2 (11.1) | 5 (7) |
Eclampsia | 2 (6.3) | 1 (20.0) | 1 (6.3) | 1 (5.6) | 3 (4.2) |
Other conditions | |||||
HIV +/AIDS/HIV wasting syndrome | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Anaemia | 1 (3.1) | 1 (20.0) | 3 (18.8) | 6 (33.3) | 11 (15.5) |
Malaria/dengue | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Embolicdisease (thrombo/amniotic/air embolism) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Cancer | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (6.3) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.4) |
Heart disease | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (12.5) | 1 (5.6) | 3 (4.2) |
Lung disease | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Renal disease | 1 (3.1) | 1 (20.0) | 1 (6.3) | 1 (5.6) | 4 (5.6) |
Hepatic disease | 1 (3.1) | 2 (40.0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (4.2) |
Coincidental conditions (includes violence, accident, poisoning, self-harm) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |