Table 2

Diagnosis distribution and trend of near-miss events in Sagamu, Nigeria

Criteria
2002
2003
2004
Total

Haemorrhage
26 (28.3)
30 (35.3)
17 (26.2)
73 (30.2)
Early pregnancy
6(6.5)
9 (10.6)
9 (13.8)
24 (9.9)





Ectopic pregnancy
6
9
9
24
Abortion
0
0
0
0





Late pregnancy
20 (21.7)
21 (24.7)
8 (12.3)
49 (20.2)
Placenta praevia
4
2
2
8
Abruptio placentae
5
4
2
11
Postpartum haemorrhage
11
15
4
30
Others
0
0
0






Hypertension
32 (34.8)
21 (24.7)
23 (35.4)
76 (31.4)
Eclampsia
22
8
9
39
Severe preeclampsia
10
13
14
37





Dystocia
17 (18.5)
19 (22.4)
11 (16.9)
47 (19.4)
Uterine rupture
3
4
3
10
Impending rupture
14
15
8
37





Infections
9 (9.8)
5 (5.9)
6 (9.2)
20 (8.3)





Anaemia
8 (8.7)
10 (11.8)
8 (12.3)
26 (10.7)





All near-miss events
92
85
65
242 (100.0)

Percentage in parenthesis

Oladapo et al. Reproductive Health 2005 2:9   doi:10.1186/1742-4755-2-9

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