Table 6 |
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Causes of organ-system dysfunction/failure in near-miss cases |
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| Organ-system |
n = 19* |
Obstetric causes (n) |
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| Cardiac (pulmonary oedema) |
3 |
Severe pre-eclampsia (2) |
| Severe anaemia (unrelated to haemorrhage (1) |
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| Coagulation |
1 |
Abruptio placentae |
| Renal |
7 |
Eclampsia (4) |
| Severe pre-eclampsia (1) |
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| Septic abortion (1) |
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| Postpartum haemorrhage (1) |
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| Vascular |
7 |
Ruptured ectopic pregnancy (1) |
| Uterine rupture (1) |
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| Postpartum haemorrhage (5) |
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| Cerebral |
4 |
Eclampsia (4) |
| Immunologic |
1 |
HIV-related sepsis (1) |
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*Note that some women had >1 organ-system dysfunction/failure |
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Oladapo et al. Reproductive Health 2005 2:9 doi:10.1186/1742-4755-2-9 |
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