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. 2017 Sep;32(5):386–395. doi: 10.5001/omj.2017.74

Table 4. Organ(s)/system dysfunction and/or failure of women with SMO.

Organ dysfunction* SMO
n = 153
MNM
n = 142
MD
n = 11
p-value MI
(%)
Cardiovascular dysfunction 93 (60.7) 83 (58.4) 10 (90.9) 0.051 10.7
Respiratory dysfunction 36 (23.5) 31 (21.8) 5 (45.4) 0.131 13.8
Renal dysfunction 42 (27.4) 36 (25.3) 6 (54.5) 0.072 14.3
Coagulation/hemorrhage/system dysfunction 59 (38.5) 52 (36.6) 7 (63.6) 0.107 11.8
Hepatic dysfunction 31 (20.2) 26 (18.3) 5 (45.4) 0.046 16.1
Neurological dysfunction 28 (18.3) 24 (16.9) 4 (36.3) 0.118 14.3
Uterine dysfunction/hysterectomy 11 (7.1) 9 (6.3) 2 (18.1) 0.181 18.2
Multiple/unspecified disorders** 92 (60.1) 81 (57.0) 11 (100.0) 0.003 12.0

Data given as n(%).

SMO: severe maternal outcome; MNM: maternal near-miss; MD: maternal death; IM: mortality index.

*Some women had more than one type of organ dysfunction.

**Woman with more than one disorder or more than one unspecified disorder.

The comparison is between MNMs and MDs.