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Table 4 Underlying causes and contributing factors of life-threatening complications among women in major private hospitals, Eastern Ethiopia, 2020

From: Maternal near miss among women admitted in major private hospitals in eastern Ethiopia: a retrospective study

 

SMO

MNM

MD

MI

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

%

Over all

111

108

3

2.7

Underlying causes

 Obstetric hemorrhage

55 (49.5)

54 (50)

1 (33.3)

1.8

  Abortion related

7 (6.3)

7 (6.5)

0 (0)

0.0

  Ectopic pregnancy

4 (3.6)

4 (3.7)

0 (0)

0.0

  Abruptio placenta

18 (16.2)

18 (16.7)

0 (0)

0.0

  Placenta previa

7 (6.3)

7 (6.5)

0 (0)

0.0

  Uterine rupture

9 (8.1)

8 (7.4)

1 (33.3)

11.1

  Severe postpartum hemorrhage

13 (11.7)

12 (11.1)

1 (33.3)

7.7

 Hypertensive disorders

32 (28.8)

30 (27.8)

2 (66.7)

6.3

  Eclampsia

20 (18.0)

18 (16.7)

2 (66.7)

10

  Preeclampsia

12 (10.8)

12 (11.1)

0 (0.0)

0.0

Sepsis/severe systemic infection

26 (23.4)

26 (24.1)

0 (0.0)

0.0

Contributory causes

 Anemia

46 (41.4)

44 (40.7)

2 (66.7)

4.3

 Chronic hypertension

15 (13.5)

15 (13.9)

0 (0.0)

0.0

 Heart disease

1 (0.9)

1 (0.9)

0 (0.0)

0.0

  1. MNM maternal near miss, MD maternal death, MI mortality index, SMO severe maternal outcome