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Table 4 Data to be collected in the admissions area (after triage)

From: Exploring the third delay: an audit evaluating obstetric triage at Mulago National Referral Hospital

Patient Number:

Patient details

 Age and Parity

 Is the patient booked or un-booked for antenatal care at Mulago?

 Has the patient been seen previously for the same complaint?

 Nature of presenting complaint

 Gestation (weeks of amenorrhoea (WOA))

 Patient observations on assessment by HCP (BP, P, RR, Temp, conscious level)

 Foetal assessment by HCP (FHR, movements)

 Final diagnosis

 Immediate treatment given

 Are there any factors causing delay in initiation of treatment (i.e., lack of equipment, medicine or personnel)?

 Were there any immediate adverse outcomes (maternal death, IUFD, FSB)?

 Was senior help sought?