Table 2.
Maternal deaths associated with placental abruption.
| Case | Parity | GW | Hypertension | Symptom | IUFD | Mode of delivery | Maternal transport between hospitals | Serum fibrinogen concentration | Problem |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 35 | − | Unknown | + | not delivery | Death at home | n/r | without pregnancy check-ups |
| 2 | 1 | 40 | − | abdominal pain | − | transvaginal | + | n/r | delay transport |
| 3 | 1 | 37 | − | abdominal pain | + | CS | − | 50 mg/dl | delay blood infusion |
| 4 | 0 | 38 | + | abdominal pain | + | transvaginal | − | n/r | delay blood infusion and haemostasis |
| 5 | 1 | 34 | − | abdominal pain | + | transvaginal | − | 62 mg/dl | delay blood infusion and haemostasis |
| 6 | 1 | 27 | − | abdominal pain | + | transvaginal | + | 25 mg/dl | delay FFP infusion |
| 7 | 0 | 31 | − | abdominal pain | + | transvaginal | + | 67 mg/dl | delay FFP infusion |
| 8 | 0 | 36 | − | abdominal pain | + | CS | + | n/r | delay transport |
GW; gestational weeks, IUFD; intrauterine foetal death, FFP; fresh frozen plasma.