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Table 6 Coverage of key clinical interventions in the four study hospitals

From: A cross sectional study of maternal ‘near-miss’ cases in major public hospitals in Egypt, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria

 

Egypt

Lebanon

Palestine

Syria

All

Al Galaa Hospital

Rafik Hariri University Hospital

Ramallah Hospital

Dar Al Tawleed Hospital

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

Coverage of prophylactic oxytocin among all who delivered at hospital

1921/2736(70.2)

1171/1178 (99.4)

1119/1234 (90.7)

3967/4007 (99)

8178/9423 (86.8 )

Coverage of therapeutic oxytocin among near-miss cases with postpartum haemorrhage

3/3 (100)

1/1 (100)

5/6 (83.3)

4/4 (100)

13/14 (92.9)

Coverage of blood products among near-miss cases with postpartum haemorrhage

3/3 (100)

1/1 (100)

6/6 (100)

4/4 (100)

14/14 (100)

Coverage of magnesium sulphate among near-miss cases with eclampsia

2/2 (100)

1/1 (100)

1/1 (100)

1/1 (100)

5/5 (100)

Coverage with any other anticonvulsant among near-miss cases with eclampsia

0/2 (0)

1/1 (100)

1/1 (100)

N/A

2/4 (50)

Coverage of prophylactic antibiotics among women with caesarean section

1238/1488 (83.2)

427/432 (98.8)

275/307 (89.6)

913/913 (100)

2853/3140 (90.9)

Coverage of parenteral antibiotics among maternal misses with sepsisa

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Coverage with laparotomy among near-miss cases with uterine rupture

1/4 (25)

N/A

1/1 (100)

2/2 (100)

4/8 (50)

  1. aNo sepsis cases were reported