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Table 4 Percentage of life-saving interventions provided to women prior to their death by major causes of death, EmONC assessment, 2016a

From: Triangulating data sources for further learning from and about the MDSR in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional review of facility based maternal death data from EmONC assessment and MDSR system

 

PPH

Retained Placenta

APH

Severe PE/E

Prolonged or Obstructed Labor

Postpartum Sepsis

Treatment

(n = 94)

(n = 17)

(n = 26)

(n = 61)

(n = 18)

(n = 14)

IV fluids

65%

69%

70%

69%

60%

87%

Plasma

5%

0%

15%

7%

0%

0%

Blood transfusion

32%

6%

30%

16%

5%

33%

Antibiotics

39%

44%

48%

61%

30%

87%

Oxytocic

48%

31%

22%

30%

25%

53%

Anticonvulsants

4%

13%

0%

72%

15%

7%

Manual removal of placenta

14%

19%

4%

7%

0%

0%

Vacuum aspiration

(manual or electric)

1%

0%

0%

2%

0%

0%

Forceps

1%

0%

0%

3%

0%

0%

Vacuum extraction

0%

0%

4%

7%

0%

0%

Cesarean

11%

6%

26%

13%

25%

40%

Hysterectomy

6%

6%

11%

0%

5%

7%

Laparotomy

5%

0%

15%

0%

5%

20%

Oxygen

30%

19%

33%

54%

40%

40%

  1. a Based on chart reviews of the last two maternal deaths in the last 12 months prior to data collection