Figure - PMC

Skip to main content

An official website of the United States government

Here's how you know

Here's how you know

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

View full-text article in PMC

. 2021 Mar 22;11(3):e042909. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-042909

Search in PMC
Search in PubMed
View in NLM Catalog
Add to search

© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2021. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.

This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited, appropriate credit is given, any changes made indicated, and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.

PMC Copyright notice

Back-and-forth referral due to lack of diagnostics. The mother had an unsafe abortion then went to H/C IV. The doctor reviewed and started her on antibiotics and intravenous (IV) fluids. She was referred to the district hospital for an abdominal ultrasound scan and complete blood count. Unfortunately, these investigations could not be done. She was again referred to a private medical centre for an ultrasound scan, which showed massive pus in the abdomen. The operation could not be done because there was no electricity. The family requested a referral to Lacor Hospital, where the operation was done. The uterus was removed and she was discharged alive after 5 days (MNM3). H/C, health centre; ICU, intensive care unit; MNM, maternal near-miss.