FREQUENCY OF MATERNAL NEAR-MISS IN OBSTETRICAL & GYNECOLOGY UNIT OF A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL

Authors

  • Annum Rashid Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (B), Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar
  • Mahnaz Raees Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (B), Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar
  • Aleena Ali Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (B), Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar
  • Sara Jamil Khan Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Frontier Medical College, Abbottabad
  • Maria Ghafoor Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Gomal Medical College, Dera Ismail Khan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v13i1.106

Keywords:

Near-Miss, Pregnancy, Postpartum Period

Abstract

Objectives: To determine the frequency of near-miss among patients admitted during pregnancy till postpartum period.
Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in Gynecology & Obstetrics Unit (B) of Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar from 9/12/2019 to 9/6/2020. All women between age 15-48 years during pregnancy till 42 days after the end of pregnancy, admitted in the ward were included while a pregnant lady with complication not associated with pregnancy were excluded. Data on complications, mode of delivery, age and parity were taken from registers maintained in labor room, obstetrical ward and intensive care unit. Effect modifiers like age, gestational age. parity, gravida and causes were controlled through stratifications by using chi square test while P-value < 0.05 was taken as significant.
Results: Out of total of 611 women were observed in which mean age was 29 ± 10.91 years. About 238(39%) patients were observed for primi para while 373(61%) patients were multi para. Similarly, 226(37%) patients were primi gravida while most of the patients were 385(63%) were multi gravida. Only 31(5%) patients had shock while 12(2%) patients had fits and very little number of 6(1%) patients had proteinuria. More over 8% patients had near miss while 92% patients didn’t had near miss.
Conclusion: Our study concludes that the frequency of near-miss was 8% among patients admitted during pregnancy till postpartum period.

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Published

2023-03-31

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Annum Rashid, Mahnaz Raees, Aleena Ali, Sara Jamil Khan, & Maria Ghafoor. (2023). FREQUENCY OF MATERNAL NEAR-MISS IN OBSTETRICAL & GYNECOLOGY UNIT OF A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL. JOURNAL OF KHYBER COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY, 13(1), 68–72. https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v13i1.106

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 1 (2023): Journal of Khyber College of Dentistry

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