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Table 2 Causes of death among women in whom ESM-UBT devices were placed

From: Safety of a condom uterine balloon tamponade (ESM-UBT) device for uncontrolled primary postpartum hemorrhage among facilities in Kenya and Sierra Leone

 

Kenya, n (%)

Sierra Leone, n (%)

Total, n (%)

Maternal deaths

6 (3.9)

6 (12.8)

12 (100.0)

Hemorrhagic shock

4 (2.6)

5 (10.6)

9 (75.0)

Sepsis

1(0.6)a

1(2.1)a

2 (16.7)

Possible pulmonary embolism

1 (0.6)

0 (0.0)

1 (8.3)

  1. a Sepsis symptoms were evident prior to delivery in both cases