[Maternal morbidity and mortality in a unit of tertiary care without obstetrics]
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[Maternal morbidity and mortality in a unit of tertiary care without obstetrics]
Abstract
Background: Maternal morbidity is a health problem for developing countries, the causes of death among obstetric patients varies according to geographic region and other factors, which include health services. The aim of this study was to identify the causes of maternal mortality and morbidity, as well as factors associated with mortality in patients attending on 2011-2012.
Methods: Clinical data of the patients on admission, severity of illness, presence of comorbidity, complications that occurred during treatment and causes of death in pregnant or postpartum patients were analyzed.
Results: 137 patients were analyzed, 87 (63.5 %) patients were hospitalized, 36 (41.3 %) cases with severe maternal complication (SMC); most patients with SMC were in the postpartum postcesarean. Eleven patients died, five maternal deaths and 6 late deaths.
Conclusions: SMC and death were more frequent in the postpartum period. The indirect causes of death were more frequent.
Introducción: la morbimortalidad materna representa un problema de salud en los países en desarrollo, las causas de muerte obstétrica dependen de la región geográfica y de otros factores que incluyen la calidad de los servicios de salud. El objetivo de este estudio fue analizar las causas de morbilidad y mortalidad materna en las pacientes atendidas de 2011 a 2012. Métodos: se analizaron los datos de las pacientes en admisión hospitalaria, el diagnóstico y la severidad de la enfermedad, la presencia de comorbilidad y las complicaciones que ocurrieron durante el tratamiento y las causas de muerte de pacientes embarazadas o puérperas. Resultados: fueron atendidas 137 pacientes de las cuales 87 (63.5 %) requirieron ser hospitalizadas, 36 (41.3 %) presentaron criterios para complicación materna severa (CMS); la mayor parte de pacientes con CMS se encontraban en el puerperio postcesárea, Once pacientes fallecieron, cinco se consideraron muertes maternas indirectas y 6 muertes tardías. Conclusiones: las CMS y las muertes fueron más frecuentes en el puerperio. Las causas indirectas fueron las más frecuentes.
Keywords: Maternal mortality; Pregnancy complications; Pregnant women.
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