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Table 5 Comparison of the prevalence of organ system dysfunction/failure per severely ill pregnant women with complications due to hypertension.

From: Evaluation of a strict protocol approach in managing women with severe disease due to hypertension in pregnancy: A before and after study

Organ system

1997–1998

2002–2003

RR (95% CI)

 

SAMM n = 79

MD n = 18

SAMM+MD N = 97

% OSD

SAMM N = 91

MD N = 13

SAMM+MD N = 104

% OSD

 

Hypovolaemic shock

7

1

8

8.2

5

1

6

5.8

0.7 (0.25 – 1.94)

Respiratory failure

17

4

21

21.6

29

3

32

30.8

1.42 (0.88 – 2.29)

Cardiac failure

25

5

30

30.9

23

4

27

26.0

0.84 (0.54 – 1.30)

Renal failure

29

4

33

34.2

11

2

13

12.5

0.37 (0.21 – 0.66)

Liver failure

5

2

7

7.2

1

1

2

1.9

0.27 (0.06 – 1.25)

Cerebral complications

24

10

34

35.1

9

6

15

14.4

0.52 (0.34 – 0.81)

Haematological dysfunction

25

4

29

29.9

26

1

27

26.0

0.87 (0.56 – 1.36)

Immune system failure*

1

1

2

2.1

6

3

9

8.7

4.2 (0.93 – 18.94)

  1. % OSD – Percentage of severely ill women who developed that organ system dysfunction/failure
  2. Note: A patient can have more than one organ system dysfunction/failure
  3. * Fisher exact: 2 sided 0.060
  4. : 1 sided 0.038