Table 4.
Standard |
Initial audit |
Re-audit |
p-value |
||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | % | No | % | ||
Detailed history and documentation |
381 |
98 |
87 |
99 |
0.57 |
Management plan by senior staff |
297 |
76 |
87 |
99 |
<0.001 |
Use of MgSO4 |
389 |
100 |
88 |
100 |
1 |
Initiating drug treatment in severe hypertension |
243/245 |
99 |
88/88 |
100 |
0.40 |
Specialist review within 2 hours of admission |
99 |
25 |
34 |
39 |
0.018 |
BP monitored |
389 |
100 |
88 |
100 |
1 |
Urine for albumin test |
236 |
61 |
87 |
99 |
<0.001 |
Fluid balance chart should be maintained for 48 hours |
385 |
99 |
88 |
100 |
1 |
Respiration rate monitored |
389 |
100 |
88 |
100 |
1 |
Treatment with steroids for lung maturity |
3/132 |
2.0 |
5/21 |
24 |
<0.001 |
CS within 2 hours of decision |
26/78 |
33 |
23/38 |
61 |
0.005 |
Full blood count to all admitted patients |
108 |
28 |
82 |
93 |
<0.001 |
Serum urea and creatinine to all patients |
170 |
44 |
76 |
86 |
<0.001 |
Liver function test to all patients |
16 |
4 |
76 |
86 |
<0.001 |
Delivery within 24 hours of admission |
*235/343 |
69 |
*47/75 |
63 |
0.40 |
Deep tendon reflex assessment |
2 |
0.5 |
6 |
6.8 |
<0.001 |
Proper use of partogram | *257/343 | 75 | *68/75 | 91 | 0.003 |
*number observed per delivery.
P-value for Student’s t-test of difference in prevalence between the audits.