Research Article
Incidence and Correlates of Maternal Near Miss in Southeast Iran
Table 3
Frequency of near miss criteria in 501 cases of severe maternal morbidity.
| | Type of near miss | Frequency (%) |
| | Hemorrhagic disorders | | | Abruptio placentae | 81 (16.2) | | Accreta/increta/percreta placenta | 12 (2.4) | | Ectopic pregnancy | 92 (18.4) | | Postpartum haemorrhage | 50 (10) | | Ruptured uterus | 3 (0.6) | | At least one type | 231 (46.1) | | Hypertensive disorders | | | Severe preeclampsia | 137 (27.3) | | Eclampsia | 11 (2.2) | | Severe hypertension (>170/110) | 35 (7.0) | | Hypertensive encephalopathy | 0 (0) | | HELLP syndrome | 10 (2.0) | | At least one type | 160 (31.9) | | Other systemic disorders | | | Endometritis | 12 (2.4) | | Pulmonary edema | 0 (0) | | Respiratory failure | 7 (1.4) | | Seizures | 12 (2.4) | | Sepsis | 4 (0.8) | | Shock | 5 (1.0) | | Thrombocytopenia < 100000 | 39 (7.8) | | Thyroid crisis | 0 (0) | | At least one type | 76 (15.2) | | Severe management indicators | | | Blood transfusion ≥ 5 units | 17 (3.4) | | Central venous access | 2 (0.4) | | Hysterectomy | 10 (2.0) | | ICU admission | 43 (8.6) | Prolonged hospital stay
(>7 postpartum days) | 28 (5.6) | | Nonanesthetic intubation | 5 (1.0) | | Return to operating room | 7 (1.4) | Surgical intervention
(other than cesarean section & hysterectomy) | 10 (2.0) | | Dialysis for acute renal failure | 1 (0.2) | | Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) | 2 (0.4) | | Others (please specify) | 12 (2.4) | | At least one type | 91 (18.2) |
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