Table 1 Demographic information of pregnant women (N = 89) diagnosed with suspected sepsis in maternity wards of 3 hospitals of a health board in Scotland
From: Sepsis scoring systems and use of the Sepsis six care bundle in maternity hospitals
Demographic variables | Values (N = 89) |
|---|---|
Age | |
Mean ± SD (Min-Max) | 29.8 ± 5.3 (19–45) |
BMI (kg/m2)a | |
Normal (18.5–24.9) | 36 (46.7%) |
Overweight (25–30) | 22 (28.6%) |
Obese (≥ 30) | 19 (24.7%) |
Gestational ageb | |
First trimester | 0 |
Second trimester | 5 (6%) |
Third trimester | 79 (94%) |
Delivery modec – n (%) | |
Emergency caesarean section | 41 (46.1%) |
Spontaneous vaginal delivery | 22 (24.7) |
Instrumental delivery | 14 (15.7%) |
Eelective caesarean section | 1 (1.1%) |
Unit of hospital admission – n (%) | |
Antenatal or Postnatal ward | 80 (89.9) |
High Dependency Unit | 7 (7.9) |
Intensive Care Unit | 2 (2.2) |