Table 3.
Distribution of Severe Maternal Morbidity-Qualifying Diagnosis and Procedures, Washington State 1987–2008
| N=9485 | ||
|---|---|---|
| na | %a | |
| Diagnosis | ||
| Acute Renal Failure | 322 | 3.4 |
| Liver Failure | 23 | 0.2 |
| Respiratory Failure | 1035 | 10.9 |
| Obstetric Shock | 106 | 1.1 |
| Cerebrovascular Accident | 407 | 4.3 |
| Pulmonary Embolism | 444 | 4.7 |
| Amniotic Fluid Embolism | 63 | 0.7 |
| Eclampsia | 738 | 7.8 |
| Septicemia | 780 | 8.2 |
| Complications of Anesthesia | 451 | 4.8 |
| Procedure | ||
| Cardiac Events/Procedures | 576 | 6.1 |
| Mechanical Ventilation | 425 | 4.5 |
| Transfusion | 4630 | 48.8 |
| Hysterectomy | 1059 | 11.2 |
| Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring | 302 | 3.2 |
a
Numbers exceed totals and percents exceed 100% due to multiple SMM-qualifying diagnoses