scholarly journals Splenic vessel bleeding in puerperium: a rare maternal near miss case

Author(s):  
Meetali Parashar ◽  
Meena Mehta

Splenic rupture is a very rare entity during pregnancy and puerperium. It has a very high maternal mortality if not diagnosed and managed in time. Here we are presenting a very rare case of splenic haemorrhage on day 5 lower segment caeserian section which was diagnosed and managed at RIMS, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India.

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 92-97
Author(s):  
Arife Simsek ◽  
Seyfettin Uludag ◽  
Ali Benian ◽  
Abdullah Tuten

Objective(s): The aim of this study is to evaluate frequency and nature of maternal deaths and maternal near-miss cases in a tertiary care hospital.Materials and Methods: A retrospective examination was conducted on records of the16.612 women who delivered in a tertiary care center, over a ten-year period (1997-2006). The flow chart recommended by Say et al was used in the analysis of the maternal near-miss cases.Results: The ratios of mortality related with pregnancy, maternal mortality and maternal nearmiss were 68.11/100.000, 61.29/100.000 and 17.09/1000, respectively. The ratio of maternal near- miss to maternal mortality was 27.8 and the mortality index was 3.46%. Hypertensive disorders were the leading cause of maternal deaths and maternal near-miss events.Conclusion: Hypertensive disorders were still leading cause of maternal deaths and maternal near-miss events.Absence of antenatal care and disrupted referral chains were major problems.Bangladesh J Obstet Gynaecol, 2015; Vol. 30(2) : 92-97


2021 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
pp. 174550652110606
Author(s):  
Ashenafi Mekonnen ◽  
Genet Fikadu ◽  
Kenbon Seyoum ◽  
Gemechu Ganfure ◽  
Sisay Degno ◽  
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Introduction: Maternal near-miss precedes maternal mortality, and women are still alive indicating that the numbers of near-misses occur more often than maternal mortality. This study aims to assess the prevalence of maternal near-miss and associated factors at public hospitals of Bale zone, Southeast Ethiopia. Methods: Facility-based cross-sectional study design was carried out from 1 October 2018 to 28 February 2019, among 300 women admitted to maternity wards. A structured questionnaire and checklist were used to collect data. Epi-info for data entry and statistical package for social science for analysis were used. The descriptive findings were summarized using tables and text. Adjusted odds ratio with 95% confidence interval and p-value < 0.05 were used to examine the association between the independent and dependent variables. Result: The prevalence of maternal near-miss in our study area was 28.7%. Age < 20 years, age at first marriage < 20 years, husbands with primary education, and being from rural areas are factors significantly associated with the prevalence of maternal near-miss. The zonal health department in collaboration with the education department and justice office has to mitigate early marriage by educating the community about the impacts of early marriage on health.


Author(s):  
Vrinda Patil ◽  
Vidya Kamath ◽  
Rathnamala M. Desai

Background: Maternal mortality is one of the important indicators of maternal health. Objectives of present study were to determine the frequency of maternal near miss, maternal near miss incidence ratio, maternal near miss to mortality ratio and mortality index and to study the risk factors associated with near miss events.Methods: A retrospective analysis of severe maternal morbidity from January 2015 to December 2015 was studied. Data was collected from women with pregnancy related life-threatening complications, near miss cases and maternal deaths.Results: The total number of deliveries were 5247. The numbers of maternal deaths were 12. Maternal mortality ratio was 228 per one lakh deliveries. There were 5.3 near miss events for every 1 maternal death. The nature and course of near miss cases were analysed. Severe maternal odds ratio was 14.48. Mortality index was 15.78%. Maternal near miss incidence ratio was 12.19.Conclusions: Near Miss Mortality indicator is helpful in identifying the life-threatening conditions and thus aiming to prevent maternal mortality. Hypertensive disorders and its complications are the leading causes of near miss events. Sepsis is the main cause of maternal death.


2021 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-18
Author(s):  
Vitaly F. Bezhenar ◽  
Oleg S. Filippov ◽  
Leila V. Adamyan ◽  
Igor M. Nesterov

This article presents data of monitoring critical obstetric conditions (maternal near miss) for the purpose of auditing the quality of medical care and prevention of maternal mortality, obtained on the basis of an analysis of statistical data from eleven federal subjects of the Northwestern Federal District of the Russian Federation for 2018-2019. We characterized the critical obstetric conditions that allow avoiding maternal mortality cases, which, in modern legal practice, most often require forensic examinations on the fact of providing obstetric and gynecological medical care of inadequate quality. We determined that the main causes of maternal mortality cases (83.1% in 2018 and 84.0% in 2019) were massive obstetric bleeding and complications of severe preeclampsia, which more often occurred during childbirth and the first days of the postpartum period. All patients who survived a near death condition belonged to the group of high obstetric and perinatal risk, but most of them were delivered in obstetric hospitals of the second level, with more than half of the women by caesarean section. We discussed the main ways of preventing and reducing the incidence of critical obstetric conditions and maternal mortality based on the improved modern integral model of internal quality control of medical care in obstetric institutions. We also discussed the findings based on the introduction into practice of medical, organizational and methodological (including telecommunication and other) technologies aimed at increasing professional competencies in the regions of the country. Special attention is drawn in this article to the need to systematize and develop uniform and clear criteria for assessing critical obstetric conditions.


Author(s):  
Ruchita Dadhich ◽  
Gita Guin ◽  
Sarika Rawat

Background: Clinically women who have survived complications during pregnancy and childbirth termed as Maternal Near Miss. The major reasons and causes are the same for both Maternal Near Miss and Maternal Death, so review of MNM cases is likely to yield valuable information regarding severe morbidity, which could lead to death of the mother, if not intervened properly and in time. Investigating the instances of severe morbidity may be less threatening to providers because the woman survived.Methods: It was a retrospective study conducted at the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology NSCB Medical College Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India. Data of maternal death and maternal near miss was collected from the previous records from 1st January 2017 to December 2017 according to WHO 2009 criteria.Results: Total number of near miss cases was 164 and total number of Maternal Death was 111. Maternal Near Miss incidence ratio was 28.70 per 1000 live births. Maternal Near Miss to Maternal Mortality Ratio was 1.46 and Mortality index was 40.36%. Common cause of Near Miss events was hypertensive disorders of pregnancy - 85 cases (51.82%), followed by hemorrhage - 39 cases (23.78%). heart disease- 9 cases (5.48%) was also common during pregnancy.Conclusions: In summary, this study shows that besides 111 cases who died, there were another 164 cases who survived due to the prompt diagnosis and treatment received in our set- up However, the overall high incidence of near-miss to maternal mortality (1.46) indicates that a significant proportion of critically ill patient still die of these complications. Maternal near miss reviews will be the best tool for the betterment of community and health care systems.


Author(s):  
Karayna Fernandes ◽  
Maria Sousa ◽  
José Cecatti

Purpose In 2013, it was estimated that 289,000 maternal deaths occurred worldwide. The maternal mortality ratio has decreased in many countries in the past decades, due to early identification and treatment of obstetric complications, despite the dissimilarities observed in diverse locations and populations. Black women, for instance, have always been more susceptible to the occurrence of maternal mortality and severe morbidity. Therefore, the objective of this study is to assess skin color as a predictive factor for maternal near miss (MNM) in a sample of Brazilian women interviewed in the Brazilian National Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) of 2006. Method A secondary analysis of the DHS database, a population-based cross-sectional nationally representative study was conducted. This database is of public domain. The risk of maternal complications according to ethnic group and the associated sociodemographic characteristics were evaluated. For the data analysis, the odds ratios and respective 95% confidence intervals were calculated. Results In the sample interviewed, 59% of women were black or brown (mixed-race). Approximately 23% of women had some complication, and 2% of these women had at least one MNM pragmatic criterion. The MNM rate was 31 per 1,000 live births, and its occurrence was not statistically different among the ethnic groups. The only factors identified that were considered to be associated with the occurrence of MNM were maternal age above 40 and women not currently attending school, but only among white women. Conclusion The 2006 DHS results did not show a higher occurrence of maternal complications, and specifically of MNM associated with black/brown skin color.


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Onikepe Owolabi ◽  
Taylor Riley ◽  
Kenneth Juma ◽  
Michael Mutua ◽  
Zoe H. Pleasure ◽  
...  

Abstract Although the Kenyan government has made efforts to invest in maternal health over the past 15 years, there is no evidence of decline in maternal mortality. To provide necessary evidence to inform maternal health care provision, we conducted a nationally representative study to describe the incidence and causes of maternal near-miss (MNM), and the quality of obstetric care in referral hospitals in Kenya. We collected data from 54 referral hospitals in 27 counties. Individuals admitted with potentially life-threatening conditions (using World Health Organization criteria) in pregnancy, childbirth or puerperium over a three month study period were eligible for inclusion in our study. All cases of severe maternal outcome (SMO, MNM cases and deaths) were prospectively identified, and after consent, included in the study. The national annual incidence of MNM was 7.2 per 1,000 live births and the intra-hospital maternal mortality ratio was 36.2 per 100,000 live births. The major causes of SMOs were postpartum haemorrhage and severe pre-eclampsia/eclampsia. However, only 77% of women with severe preeclampsia/eclampsia received magnesium sulphate and 67% with antepartum haemorrhage who needed blood received it. To reduce the burden of SMOs in Kenya, there is need for timely management of complications and improved access to essential emergency obstetric care interventions.


Author(s):  
Pradip Sarkar ◽  
Jahar Lal Baidya ◽  
Ashis Kumar Rakshit

Background: The objective of present study was to assess the proportion of maternal near miss and maternal death and the causes involved among patients attending obstetrics and gynaecology department of Agartala Govt. Medical College of North Eastern India.Methods: Potentially life-threatening conditions were diagnosed, and those cases which met WHO 2009 criteria for near miss were selected. Maternal mortality during the same period was also analyzed. Patient characteristics including age, parity, gestational age at admission, booked, mode of delivery, ICU admission, duration of ICU stay, total hospital stay and surgical intervention to save the life of mother were considered. Patients were categorized by final diagnosis with respect to hemorrhage, hypertension, sepsis, dystocia (direct causes) anemia, thrombocytopenia, and other medical disorders were considered as indirect causes contributing to maternal near miss and deaths.Results: The total number of live births during the study period (January 2017 to June, 2018) was 9378 and total maternal deaths were 37 with a maternal mortality ratio of 394.5/1 lakh live births. Total near miss cases were 96 with a maternal near miss ratio of 10.24/1000 live births. Maternal near miss to mortality ratio was 2.6. Of the 96 maternal near miss cases - importantly 20.8% were due to haemorrhage, 19.8% were due to hypertension, 13.5% were due to sepsis, and 11.5% were due to ruptured uterus. In maternal death group (n-37), most important causes were hypertensive (40.5%) followed by septicemia (21.6%), haemorrhage (10.8).Conclusions: Haemorrhage, hypertensive disorders and sepsis were the leading causes of near miss events as well as maternal deaths.


Author(s):  
Smita Tyagi

Background: The concept of maternal near miss is assumed to be a better indicator than maternal mortality alone for designing, monitoring, follow up and evaluation of safe motherhood programmes. Objective of present study was to find out the causes of near miss maternal mortality according to WHO and to prevent it.Methods: It is a prospective study of one year. Cases of maternal near miss were diagnosed and treated according to WHO definitions, which included severe maternal complications, life threatening conditions and critical interventions.Results: In present study hemorrhage (53%) was the leading cause of maternal near miss followed by hypertension (26%) rupture uterus (13%) and obstructed labour (6.6%). Anemia is the major contributory factor (93%) of near miss in present study.Conclusions: To reduce near miss cases there should be major policy changes at the administrative level, it should be well implemental at the health care level and last but not the least people should be made aware of these schemes specialty by TV. Internet and smart phones in this high tech 21st century.


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