Table 2.
Primary causes of Severe Maternal Outcome (SMO) and Mortality (M) in Rwanda
| Condition | SMM and M, number (%) | Maternal deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Peritonitis | 58(30) | 16 |
| Hemorrhage | 45(18.7) | 10 |
| Hypertensive disease | 55(28.6) | 9 |
| Cancer | 5(1.5) | 4 |
| -pancreatic (1) | ||
| -breast cancer (2) | ||
| -leukemia (1) | ||
| Cardiomyopathy | 7(3.6) | 3 |
| Malaria | 6(3) | 2 |
| Pulmonary Embolism | 2 (2.2) | 0 |
| Pulmonary Disease | 1 (1.1) | 1 |
| Diabetes | 2(2.2) | |
| -severe hypoglycemia, | ||
| -diabetic coma | ||
| Hepatic Disease | 2(2.2) | 0 |
| -cirrhosis | ||
| -hepatic abscess | ||
| Neurologic | 2(2.2) | |
| -stroke postpartum | ||
| -coma of unknown etiology) | ||
| Anesthetic complications | 2(2.2) | |
| Epilepsy | 1 (1.1) | 0 |
| Other* | 7(3.6) | 5 |
| Total number of patients experiencing severe maternal morbidity + mortalitya | 192 | 50 |
athe total number of patients =192, although some patients experienced more than one severe morbidity
Other causes of severe maternal morbidity and mortality included: motor vehicle accident (1), Mallory Weiss syndrome (1), tonsillitis treated with traditional medicine resulting in sepsis and death (1), hemothorax(1) anaphylactic shock(1)