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. 2013 Aug 8;8(8):e70446. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0070446

Table 1. Characteristics of Women with Hypovolemic Shock Secondary to Obstetric Hemorrhage at Time of Study Entry, Nigeria (n = 1,149).

Characteristic Survived Died P
Number of women 948 (82.5) 201 (17.5)
Age, mean (sd) δ 29.1 (6.7) 30.5 (6.9) 0.031
Gravidity, mean (sd) φ 5.1 (3.4) 5.7 (3.5) 0.032
High gravidity (≥6) φ 358 (40.9) 94 (49.7) 0.026
Booked 52 (10.7) 10 (11.0) 0.930
Delivery at Health Facility£ 512 (57.7) 99 (63.9) 0.152
Treatment Facility Typeφ
Primary 101 (10.7) 9 (4.5) 0.002
Secondary 345 (36.4) 61 (30.4)
Tertiary 496 (52.3) 128 (63.7)
Hemorrhage Etiology¥ 0.001
Uterine Atony 439 (46.9) 100 (51.8)
Retained Placenta or Fragments 219 (23.4) 26 (13.5)
Complications of Abortion 69 (7.4) 7 (3.6)
Placental Abruption 78 (8.3) 22 (11.4)
Placenta Previa 30 (3.2) 9 (4.7)
Ruptured Uterus 35 (3.7) 15 (7.8)
Lacerations 38 (4.1) 8 (4.2)
Ectopic Pregnancy 15 (1.6) 0 (0)
Placenta Accreta 2 (0.2) 0 (0)
Other 12 (1.3) 6 (3.1)
Fetal Outcome 0.001
Alive 418 (61.6) 58 (52.3)
Dead: Fresh still birth 219 (32.3) 35 (32.5)
Dead: Macerated 42 (6.2) 18 (16.2)
MAP<60 mmHgµ 273 (43.8) 43 (41.8) 0.704
Temperature <37.0 Cα 218 (49.3) 44 (60.3) 0.083
Respiratory Rate, mean (sd) β 30.1 (13.7) 34.7 (19.3) 0.000
Pulse, mean (sd) π 108.4 (21.3) 112.9 (19.1) 0.066
Estimated blood loss, median (range) ρ 1000 (100–6000) 1500 (150–4700) 0.001
IV Fluid received 847 (89.4) 173 (86.1) 0.181
Volume IV Fluid, median (range) ϑ 2000 (300–12700) 2500 (100–7500) 0.058
Blood Received 848 (89.5) 141 (70.2) 0.000
Units of Blood Received, median (range) Inline graphic 2 (0.5–12) 1 (0.5–14) 0.000
Blood Received if MAP<60 mmHgInline graphic 253 (92.7) 34 (79.1) 0.004
Comorbidities
Any Comorbidity 76 (8.0) 49 (24.4) 0.000
Anemia 30 (3.2) 28 (13.9) 0.000
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy 43 (4.5) 18 (9.0) 0.011
Sepsis 2 (0.2) 5 (2.5) 0.002
Malaria 4 (0.4) 1 (0.5) 1.000
HIV/AIDS 0 (0) 1 (0.5) 0.175
Other 3 (0.3) 0 (0) 1.000
δ

No women survived: 890, No women died: 183; φNo women survived: 875, No women died: 189; No women survived: 487, No women died: 91; £No women survived: 887, No women died: 155; φNo women survived:942, No women died:198; ¥No women survived: 937, No women died: 193; No women survived: 679, No women died: 111; µ No women survived: 624, No women died: 103; α No women survived: 442, No women died: 73; β No women survived: 596, No women died: 104; π No women survived: 627, No women died: 104; ρ No women survived: 586, No women died: 109; ϑ No women survived: 847, No women died: 173; Inline graphic No women survived: 848, No women died: 141; Inline graphic No women survived: 273, No women died: 43.