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. 2022 Feb 23;18:17455057221078739. doi: 10.1177/17455057221078739

Table 7.

Process and outcome indicators related with specific conditions, ACSH, 1 July 2018–30 June 2019.

Indicators N %
1. Prevention of PPH
 Target population: women giving birth in health care facilities 575 85.2
 Oxytocin use 490 85.2
 Use of any uterotonic (including oxytocin) 528 91.8
2. Treatment of severe PPH
 Target population: women with severe PPH 166 100
 Oxytocin use 147 88.6
 Ergometrine 8 4.8
 Misoprostol 144 86.7
 Any of the above uterotonics 166 100
 Tranexamic acid 0 0
 Removal of retained products 44 26.5
 Hysterectomy 27 16.3
 Proportion of cases with SMO 84 50.6
 Mortality 3 1.8
3. Anticonvulsants for eclampsia
 Target population: women with eclampsia 46 100
 Magnesium sulfate 45 97.8
 other anticonvulsant 2 4.3
 Any anticonvulsant 46 100
 Proportion of cases with SMO 33 71.3
 Mortality 5 10.9
4. Prevention of cesarean section-related infection
 Target population: women undergoing cesarean section 235 100
 Prophylactic antibiotic during cesarean section 213 90.6
5. Treatment for sepsis
 Target population: women with sepsis 130 100
 Parenteral therapeutic antibiotics 120 92.3
 Proportion of cases with SMO 29 22.3
 Mortality 5 3.8
6. Ruptured uterus (n = 22)
 Target population: women with ruptured uterus 22 100
 Laparotomy 22 100
 Laparotomy after 3 h of hospital stay 2 9.0
 Proportion of cases with SMO 19 86.4
 Mortality 1 4.5
7. Preterm birth (n = 119)
 Target population: women having a preterm delivery after 3 h of hospital stay 106 89.1
 Corticosteroids for fetal lung maturation 62 58.5
 Early neonatal mortality 34 32.4

ACSH: Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital; PPH: postpartum hemorrhage; SMO: severe maternal outcome.