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Table 3 Frequencies of maternal near miss and maternal death by type of organ system dysfunction

From: Maternal Near Miss and quality of care in a rural Rwandan hospital

Organ dysfunctions

MNM cases n = 86 (%)

Maternal death n = 13 (%)

MNM mortality ratio

Mortality index (%) 95 % CI

Cardiovascular

56 (65.1)

7 (53.8)

8 :1

11.1 (4.9–21.)

Renal

5 (5.8)

1 (7.7)

5 :1

16.7 (0.8–82.2)

Respiratory

25 (29.1)

6 (46.2)

4 :1

19.4 (7.9–40.3)

Hepatic

6 (7.0)

3 (23.1)

2 :1

33.3 (8.5–90.7)

Neurologic

26 (30.2)

5 (38.5)

5 :1

16.1 (5.9–35.8)

Hematologic

16 (18.6)

7 (53.8)

2 :1

30.4 (13.3–60.2)

Hysterectomy/Uterine

8 (9.3)

3 (23.1)

3 :1

27.3 (6.9–74.2)

Multiple organ

35 (40.7)

9 (69.2)

4 :1

20.5 (9.9–37.5)

Unspecified organ

2 (15.4)